Gaius Octavius Thurinus 
Gaius Octavius was born on September 23rd in 63 BC. Gaius Octavius' father was Gaius IV Octavius and his mother was Atia Balbus. His paternal grandfather was Caius III Octavius; his maternal grandparents were Atius Balbus and Julia Caesaris. He had a sister named Octavia Thurina. He died on August 19th in 14AD.General Notes
Augustus
First Roman Emperor
63 B.C. - 14 C.E.
He subjected the whole wide earth to the rule of the Roman people
—The Deeds of the Divine August
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Emperor Augustus of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar. In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir.
Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he able to achieve power in Rome. At the time of Caesar's assassination, Octavian had no official power. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul, was he established as a power to be reckoned with.
In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony—one of his uncle's top lieutenants) and another Roman General, Marcus Lepidus, formed the second Triumvirate to rule Rome. After taking power, the Triumvirate proscribed and slaughtered thousands of political enemies, firmly establishing their control of the Roman government.
In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian's sister, and later deserted her for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide.
In 27 B.C., the Roman Senate granted Octavian the name Augustus, meaning "the exalted." They also gave him the legal power to rule Rome's religious, civil and military affairs, with the Senate as an advisory body, effectively making him Emperor.
Rome achieved great glory under Octavian/Augustus. He restored peace after 100 years of civil war; maintained an honest government and a sound currency system; extended the highway system connecting Rome with its far-flung empire; developed an efficient postal service; fostered free trade among the provinces; and built many bridges, aqueducts and buildings adorned with beautiful works of art created in the classical style. Literature flourished with writers including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Livy all living under the emperor's patronage.
The empire expanded under Augustus with his generals subduing Spain, Gaul (now France), Panonia and Dalmatia (now parts of Hungary and Croatia). He annexed Egypt and most of southwestern Europe up to the Danube River. After his death, the people the Roman Empire worshipped Augustus as a god.
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Family Notes
Livia was the third wife of Augustus. She was pregnant with her husband's child when she lieft him to marry Augustus. Livia and Augustus did not have children.
They had a daughter named Julia III.
Family Notes
Augustus is said to have divorced Scribonia the very day she gave birth to his only child, Julia because she was a nag. She was his second wife.
Family Notes
Augustus's first wife.
Because Claudia was so young the marriage was never consummated and Augustus divorced her after having an argument with her mother.
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