He hails from the fictional town of Dusselheim, Germany in the 1971 film, and Düsseldorf , Germany in the 2005 film. Caesar proposed that Octavius join him in Africa even though Octavius had fallen ill. Though modern scholars to avoid confusion commonly refer to him at this point as Octavian, he called himself "Caesar", which is the name his contemporaries also used. With Crassus dead, Caesar and Pompey began to fight each other for supremacy and power. He was the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar, who had been murdered for his seeming aspiration to divine monarchy, then subsequently and officially deified.
Premium Membership is now 50% off! The name of the month August was kept on the name after Augustus. Augustus died on August 19, 14 A.D., in Nola. As soon as he was well, Octavius, accompanied by a few friends (including Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa), sailed to Hispania. While celebrating the Festival of the Latins, Caesar appointed Octavius the Praefectus urbi until his return. © Returning to Italy, he was told that Caesar in his will had adopted him as his son and had made him his chief personal heir. On 19th August 43 BC, he was elected for consul. Augustus' religious reforms extended or affirmed augusti as a near ubiquitous title or honour for various minor local deities, including the Lares Augusti of local communities, and obscure provincial deities such as the North African Marazgu Augustus. After his 1896 execution, he became an icon for the nationalist movement.
The first woman to receive the honorific Augusta was Livia Drusilla, by the last will of her husband Augustus. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. As Emperor of Rome from 161-180, Marcus Aurelius kept the empire safe from the Parthians and Germans but is best known for his intellectual pursuits.
Caesar Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C., in Velletri, Italy. He was allowed to name half of the magistrates each year and even allowed to name new patricians. From 46 BC on, Octavius was very close to Caesar and attended theaters, banquets, and other social gatherings with him. He and Antony crossed the Adriatic and, under Antony’s leadership (Octavian being ill), won the two battles of Philippi against Brutus and Cassius, both of whom committed suicide.
Please select which sections you would like to print: Corrections? While it is unknown if Caesar took the time to explain the current military or political situation, Caesar did take an interest in Octavius. "king" and the title aúgoustos fell out of favour. In response, Octavius changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.
There was no qualification with higher prestige. Augusta was the female equivalent of Augustus, and had similar origins as an obscure descriptor with vaguely religious overtones. Black Friday Sale! Marching into Rome, Octavian and Marcus Agrippa were elected as consuls by the Senate. His nephew Marcellus and his beloved grandsons Gaius and Lucius pre-deceased him, so he reluctantly made Tiberius his heir. Octavian soon reached an agreement with Antony and with another of Caesar’s principal supporters, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who had succeeded him as chief priest. He was the son of Gaius Octavius, (father) and Atia (mother). Military disaster, the loss of his grandsons and a troubled economy clouded his last years. Three or four years later he received the coveted membership of the board of priests (pontifices). Augustus "Gus" Waters was born on March 14, 1994, and is one of two main characters and the male love interest in The Fault in Our Stars.He is the best friend of Isaac, who suffers from eye cancer, and Gus is Hazel Grace's boyfriend.As with his girlfriend, he suffers from cancer, specifically osteosarcoma. However, the war with the Parthians never came nor did Octavius’ promotion. Though he was now legally a man, his mother Atia was still a dominating figure in his life.