Why Is Augustus Caesar Important To The Roman Revolution

Around 71 B.C.,a few years before Augustus was born, Gaius Octavius started pursuing a job within the senate, but because of his latin instead of roman descent the pursuit of the job was very difficult for him. He continued pursuing the job in senate till around 70 B.C. when he won a quaestorship, a lower place in the government that entails supervising tax collection and doing special tasks for consuls in Rome, and joined the senate. Based on his latin descent winning a questorship was no small feat so it was no surprise when he was offered a spouse from one of Rome’s great trician clans. The only problem with this was he was already married to Ancharia who is not very well recorded in history so people have no firm evidence for why Gaius Octavius suddenly married Atia, a member of the Julian family making Julius Caesar his great-uncle. Together Atia and Gaius had two children, Octavius the younger and Gaius Octavian, named after his father, along with the one from Ancharia the second of the two being who we know as Augustus.

Born Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C., in Velletri, Italy. Augustus was a sickly child with few connections. Although, one connection he did have was being the great-nephew of Julius Caesar. Augustus was known by three different names throughout his life. From birth to 44 B.C. he was known as Octavius, in 44 B.C. he was adopted and changed his name to Octavian and in 26 B.C. he was named Augustus by the Roman Senate. His father worked as a senator and governor of the Roman Republic, and passed away when Augustus was four years old; Caesar’s niece Atai was his mother. In his younger years, his grandmother Julia Ceasaris helped raise him; she was the sister of Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar was a very influential figure in Roman history. Many features of the Roman Empire came from his reign as dictator. But what, specifically, were some of those great achievements? In this research paper, I will explain Julius Caesar’s youth, the Roman Republic before Caesar came to power, the Roman government before Caesar became dictator-for-life, the effects of Julius Caesar, the reasons for his assassination, and what affects there were when the public learned about his assassination.

Augustus, formerly known as Octavius, was born September 23, 63 BC and died August 19, 14 AD. His father was a senator in Rome, but died when Augustus was only 4 years old. Julius Caesar adopted him from his mother, Atai. She was Julius’ sister’s daughter. He changed his name to Octavian. Because he got to grow up with Julius Caesar, he gained a lot of his skill and knowledge. He also got to be Caesar’s heir.

Augustus Caesar, the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, was to be king after Julius’ assassination, but many people didn’t agree that he was fit for the position because he wasn’t Julius’ son. After Augustus Caesar fought against Marc Antony to become the ruler of the Roman Empire, he worked with the Senate to help the Empire enter into Pax Romana. Augustus Caesar became a hero in Rome because he courageously fought and won a war against Marc Antony, another person who wanted to become ruler, earned the respect from the Senate and the citizens, and helped the empire to prosper, even after his death.. After becoming the emperor of Rome, Augustus Caesar gains his respect through many hardships. The Roman Empire went through an era of peace and prosperity and helped with the innovations of the empire with the help of him. Augustus Caesar became a figure from Roman history, not only from the way he bravely fought battles, or how he helped shape a

Augustus was the first emperor, and founder, of the Roman Empire. He was a generous leader, and had a sense of caution in mind with every decision. His document, Res Gestae Divi Augusti, notes all of his accomplishments during his reign. He established an especially impressive army during his time. In the first paragraph, he introduces the beginning of his kingship, “In my nineteenth year… I raised an army with which I set free the state, which was oppressed by the domination of a faction” (Res Gestae Divi Augusti, 1). In the second to fourteenth paragraphs he touches on the politics of his career and the events that transpired. In paragraphs fifteen through twenty-four, he notes his donations of money, land, public works, ect. Paragraphs twenty-five through thirty-three take his military and alliances into account. In the final two paragraphs, thirty-four and thirty-five, he discusses Roman people’s assessment of his reign. Augustus was a very powerful leader with his well planned strategies, and made the people of Rome very proud.

He also, had people build the temple of Mars the Avenger, the temple of Apollo, the temple of Jupiter Tohans as as well as a dam. This was done to help with the growing population and to keep the Tiber for flooding and destroying the city in killing Rome's people. When a group of robbers started to stealing for the government, he did not rest until they had been found and convicted. He stood by his friend Asprenus side when he was falsely accused for slander. In the ended the case was thrown out of court. This show that Augustus cared about the people living in Rome and that he was not going to let anyone mistreat them or steal from them. The people named him " Father of His Country" when he returned home to Rome after the war. Augustus cried and thanked the people for honoring him with that title. I believe that this show that Augustus knows how to be humble when people gives him praise. Augustus did not care about his physical appearance, but he did barber's that keep his hair manageable. His physical appearance changed as he got old and when he was on his death bed. He did not like the servant going in and out of his room even though they were waiting on him. He died on August 19, 14, at 7 pm at this time he was only 75 years old. He remains were carried from city to city before he was buried in Mausoleum of Augustus, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy. His life is also called "the Augustan Age".

One important event was that Caesar had adopted his grandnephew Gaius Octavius (or Octavian, 63 B.C.E.–14 C.E.), then a young man of eighteen (Cole Symes, & Stacey, 2012, p. 120). Caesar was assassinated. Octavius ran for election in office even though he was young (Cole Symes, & Stacey, 2012, p. 120). I think that Octavius loved and respected his uncle, which resulted in him working hard to outlaw and punish the men who killed Caesar. He knew that justice had to be served. To avoid confusion,historians therefore refer to this phase of Rome’s history as the Principate, from the title Augustus himself preferred: princeps, or “first man.” (Cole Symes, & Stacey, 2012, p. 124).

     Caesar’s death brought turmoil to into Rome. Augustus was determined to avenge his adopted father’s death and

One of the most famous roman emperors was the almighty Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar had a critical and excellent impact on the Roman Empire. Although Julius Caesar’s reign on the empire was not long it was very effective. We all know Julius Caesar as an effective, powerful, and proficient ruler. In this document I will explain how Julius Caesar possess the ability to change the Roman Republic for the course of the future. I will talk about what traits of leadership Julius Caesar showed in his conquests, how the Julius Caesar fought to the dictator of Rome, and what happened to the Roman Republic and the people when he was assassinated.

From the age of 27, Julius Caesar was well respected by the general public due to his military success which led to the rise in his political standing. He worked very closely with many Roman politicians with great public influence including Pompey the Great and Crassus. The public services that Caesar introduced to the Roman population gave the people confidence in his leadership thus leading to the rise of Julius Caesar’s reign in the upcoming years. He portrayed himself as a public servant to the people of Rome which was a key aspect in the rise of a Caesar’s Republic throughout Rome due to the fact that it gave the public influence in the governmental decisions. This sort of leading style was primarily the reason that allowed for Julius Caesar to gain control over Rome without taking over and having the support of the roman citizens with him. It was in 47 B.C. Caesar had began to shape the structure of the Roman Republic through the means of declaring himself as the “Dictator in Perpetuum” and by reinstating an imperial type of government rule but it still brings into question, to what extent was Caesar responsible for the onset of the Republic’s decline. Reinstating the imperial government rule does not necessarily resolve this investigations question as much as greatly support one theory of which states the cause for the onset of the Roman Republic's decline. At the age of 40, Julius Caesar was elected onto the consul due to his military success in order

Julius Caesar's reign was an unfavorable and chaotic period for Rome, and after his death, a large portion of the empire was handed down to his adopted son, Gaius Octavian. From the ashes of his father, Octavian was able to build an Empire unparalleled. Later, the name Augustus was given to him by Senate. Augustus ostensibly maintained the form of the Roman Republic while in actuality creating the Roman Empire. He introduced the administrative reforms that led to the Pax Romana with its flourishing of trade and the arts. Although Augustus's ascension to power could have not been without it bequested by Julius, it was his use of art and propaganda that reinforced the legitimacy his position.

To begin with, Octavian was Julius Caesar’s adopted son who competed with Mark Anthony who was Julius Caesar’s trusted general for being the successor after Caesars death. In a fight against Mark Anthony (31 BCE Battle of Actium) he defeated Mark became the new emperor (27 BCE). His name later changed to Augustus. Augustus is his long term run as emperor he ended the Roman civil wars. He established some kind of state welfare where he built hospitals, houses, provided good supply of food, etc. Made a way to establish work programs for the people. He respected the decisions of the senate and was more of a good speaker. Augustus of Primaporta was appointed by the senate in honor of Augustus in which give emphasis to the power of Rome exemplified

The Forum of Julius Caesar is one of the last pieces of Rome that is still noticeable. It was made in the glory of Julius Caesar. He was a great man and in that time if you were important and you were a good leader they had grand things built for them. Since Julius was so great he built this fora for himself.

Augustus was born on the 23rd of September 63BC in Rome. His father was also named Gaius Octavius and his mother was Atia. He would then adopt the name Octavian which is shorter than his full name Gaius Octavius after the death of his Great Uncle.  His father at the time held several political offices and he had eventually earned a high place in society and most importantly a fine reputation. Unfortunately in 59BC when Augustus was 4 years old, his father passed away. The person who had the most influence on Augustus when growing up was his mother Atia (who was the niece of the Roman Leader Julius Caesar). It was known that Augustus as a child was in poor health and was a very ill child. His illnesses would then trouble him throughout his adult life as well. His mum would ensure that he could receive the best teachers who would teach him and build him up for the upcoming life of politics Augustus had to be ready for. At the age of sixteen years old he was already planning to join his Great Uncle Julius Caesar's army. During this time the places the Roman Empire ruled were governed by the senate. This contained upper class people who were there due to an inherited position.  The generals were largely and often opposed by the senate, although the largely known Julius Ceasar who affectively became dictator and ruled Rome. This led to the Senate strongly opposing Julius Ceasar and a group of people would then plot to assassinate the dictator and they were successful. As