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I am the first Roman emperor Augustus. I was born in 63 B.C. into an old and wealthy family. One of my most famous quotes was “I found Rome a city of bricks, and left it a city of marble. If you did not know me personally you might wonder what my full or real name is. My real name is Octavious but after my uncle Julius Ceaser adopted me he changed my name to Augustus. My adulthood was okay, all but the last part. I had a beautiful wife named Livia, but she poisoned me and I died in 14 A.D. at the age of 75.

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