Augustus (
Latin: IMPERATOR•CAESAR•DIVI•FILIVS•AVGVSTVS;
September 23,
63 BC –
August 19,
AD 14), born Gaius Octavius Thurinus and prior to
27 BC, known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus after adoption (
Latin: GAIVS•IVLIVS•CAESAR•OCTAVIANVS), was the first
emperor of the
Roman Empire, who ruled from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD. The young Octavius was adopted by his great uncle,
Julius Caesar, and came into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in
44 BC. The following year, Octavian joined forces with
Mark Antony and
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in a
military dictatorship known as the
Second Triumvirate. As a Triumvir, Octavian effectually ruled Rome and most of its European possessions as an autocrat, seizing consular power after the deaths of the consuls
Hirtius and
Pansa and having himself perpetually re-elected. The Triumvirate was eventually torn apart under the competing ambitions of its rulers: Lepidus was driven into exile, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the
Battle of Actium by the armies of Octavian in
31 BC.
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