Question

Write a short note on Augustus Caesar.

Answer 1

He was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gensOctavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. Along with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus, he formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar. Following their victory at the Battle of Philippi, the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republicamong themselves and ruled as military dictators. The Triumvirate was eventually torn apart by the competing ambitions of its members. Lepidus was driven into exile and stripped of his position, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Octavian in 31 BC.

After the demise of the Second Triumvirate, Augustus restored the outward façade of the free Republic, with governmental power vested in the Roman Senate, the executive magistrates, and the legislative assemblies. In reality, however, he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator. By law, Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including supreme military command, and those of tribune and censor. It took several years for Augustus to develop the framework within which a formally republican state could be led under his sole rule.....

Answer 2

He  was the first emperor of the roman empire who controlled imperial Rome in 27 Bc. Apart from that he was a states man and as well a military man who led Romanian troops .This is after the assassination of  Julius Caesar .He brought to life and maintained the State of Rome .He maintained the power of the princep which was the power of the first citizen.Such power was known as the power as the princeps.