B3+Augustus+Caesar

Block 3 - - - Augustus Caeser
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**Augustus’s name he was born with was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. When he was in his Mid-Teens he attracted the attention of his granduncle, Julius Caesar. When he wasn’t in rule, he lived with his Step-Dad on a farm 25 miles away from Rome. He was very quite, and vein. He suffered from a couple of diseases, like Liver Abscesses and Kidney Stones. He lost his “born name” when he became Emperor, which turned to “Augustus Caesar”.**
 * __Early Years__ **

During August’s lifetime, he was  ·  A Farmer o  This was his Regular job  ·  A Solider     o   He joined the army, and farmed when he got back from wars   ·   A Poet   o    He wrote the Poem “Aeneid”  ·  A Consul Member o  Even at a very young age, he “forced” the senate to make him a Consul Member, at which he made good money, made 43 B.C.E  ·   A Husband o  He married a woman named Livia in 38 B.C.E  ·   An Emperor o  Received the name “Augustus Caeser” in 27 B.C.E
 * __Making History__ **

** ~__The__ __Legacy__~ **
 * Augustus will be remembered for quite a few things. One, for sure, is that he was Rome’s first emperor which he became after his uncle Julius Caeser was assassinated. He restored peace after a 100 year long civil war. He was a “father” of his country, like our George Washington. Augustus was also thought to be a “son of a god”. During his rule, he maintained an honest government, which helped the Roman’s a lot more then a regular government as they had before. He died in 14 A.D, living for 77 years. I think that’s a great age for his time. People who would miss him most will be the people he befriended in his time, who probably told folk-tales of him. **

** -- __Bibliography__ -- **  n  Greenblatt, Marian. __Augustus and Imperial Rome__. Tarry Town, New York: Benchmark Books, 2000.  n  Jacobs, Dale. __World Book__. N.p.: n.p., 2003.  n  Poulton, Michael. __Life in the time of Augustus and the Ancient Romans__. Austin - Texas: The Steek- Vaughn Company, 1993.