Augustus Caesar Essay

Is Livy’s account of the battle of Zama more successful as a piece of literature than a work of history? Livy wrote history. But, it differed from what is now typically described as a “good” history. He was more concerned with creating an accurate and useful account of moral history and of the history of characters than a purely factual recollection of events. His overall aim was to show how Rome became great, and to use that as a guide for securing future prosperity. Despite what many critics…

Gaius Octavius, or better known as Octavius and Augustus Caesar, was the founder of The Roman Empire, and one of the greatest emperors of all time. His life is stunning, and so are his achievements. Augustus reshaped the entire empire, and enlarged it and its culture, changing the next two centuries for the better. He laid out his own foundation, and started an era that is known as the Pax Romana. Octavius was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was once the master of Rome, after…

In the article “Julius Caesar and the Creation of the Forum Lulium” author Roger Ulrich analyzes how the Forum Lulium came to be, and how it relates and changes from Cicero and Caesars early planning. One aspects that Ulrich is trying to get across is that the Forum Lulium is constructed extremely quickly, and this relates to the rapidly changing physical fabric and political state of Rome. Because of this quick construction many things are changed later, and thus the final footprint of the…

This biographical sketch primarily looks at the life of Augustus Caesar from his birth to his death. Looking at achievements he made as an emperor of the Ancient Rome and how he acquired the power. His family is also looked into. The first emperor after the death of Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, commonly known as Octavian was born Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C., in Velletri, Italy approximately 40km from Rome, into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebian Octavii family.…

rule of Caesar was becoming something permanent. An idea was created to get rid of Caesar. This idea was created in hopes of restoring the government to the Senate. Those who came up with the idea had hope that with Caesar's death, government would be restored to its old republican form and all of the factors that had created a Caesar would go away. The idea grew stronger with Caesar ignoring the fact when he had even been warned that there had been plans made to have him murdered. Caesar was…

Unfortunately, his father died just 4 years after Octavian was born. His Grandmother was the sister of the great Julius Caesar. When his Grandmother died, Octavian delivered the funeral oration, showing his great promise in speaking and taking action. Caesar played a huge role in bringing Octavian into Roman life. He enjoyed Caesar’s company, and Caesar his. At 17, he accompanied Caesar on his “victory parade” after he won a major battle in Africa. At…

“When falls the coliseum, Rome shall fall; and when Rome falls- the world.” (Lord Byron). The Roman Empire was founded in 27 BC. Its first emperor being Caesar Fillus Augustus. The Roman Empire was a period of time post – Roman Republic, with government ruled by emperors, around the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately, Rome was overthrown by the germanics. There are many key reasons why the Roman Empire was ultimately conquered. From the malicious plague that swept Rome of most of its soldiers, to…

Augustus was born in the early morning on the twenty-third of September 63BCE. His family was a wealthy equestrian family and his father, Gaius Octavius, was a senator, but he only lived until Augustus was 4, when he died on the way home from Macedonia. At 16, Augustus donned the toga of manhood, and he began to take on the responsibilities of a man, and he was honored with military reward from his uncle, Caesar, despite his never having fought any battles because of his youth. Soon after,…

The first documented fire service was in ancient Rome. In 24 B.C.E., the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar formed what was possibly the first fire department. It was called the Familia Publica. The Familia Publica consisted of around 600 slaves, because it consisted of slaves, they had little interest of risking their lives and preserving homes. Therefore…

Born the son of Gaius Octavius and Atia Balba Caesonia, Augustus Caesar was known by many names, each possessing a certain period of his long life. He was born on the 23rd of September, 63 B.C, and was given the name Octavius then Octavian after the Emperor Julius Caesar adopted him. Only after he was appointed the first emperor of Rome was he given the title of Augustus Caesar. Octavian’s father, Gaius Octavius, was first in the family to be elected into the high office of the Roman senate.…