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Augustus - HISTORY The Roman world was largely free from large-scale conflict for more than two centuries, despite continuous wars of imperial expansion on the Empire's frontiers and the year-long civil war known as the " Year of the Four Emperors " over the imperial succession. Augustus was born Augustus Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gens Octavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was Augustus in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. Following their victory at the Battle of Augustusthe Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as de facto 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. In reality, however, he retained his autocratic power over the Republic. By law, Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including Augustus military commandand those of tribune and censor. It took several years for Augustus to develop the framework within Augustus a formally republican state could be led under his sole rule. Augustus rejected monarchical titles, and instead called himself Princeps Civitatis "First Citizen". Augustus resulting Augustus framework became known as the Principate, the first phase of the Roman Empire. Augustus dramatically enlarged the Empire, annexing EgyptDalmatiaPannoniaNoricumand Augustusexpanding possessions in Africaand completing the conquest of Hispaniabut suffered a major setback in Germania. Beyond the frontiers, he secured Augustus Empire with a buffer region of client states and made peace with the Parthian Empire through diplomacy. He Augustus the Roman system of taxation, developed networks of roads with an official courier systemestablished a standing armyestablished the Praetorian Guardcreated official police and fire-fighting services for Rome, and rebuilt much of the city during his reign. Augustus died in AD 14 at the age of 75, probably from natural causes. However, there were unconfirmed rumors that his Augustus Livia poisoned him. He was succeeded as emperor by Augustus adopted son Tiberius also stepson and former son-in-law. He was given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus, his cognomen possibly commemorating his father's victory at Thurii over a rebellious band of slaves which occurred a few years after his Augustus. This man was leader in a war with a neighbouring town Due to the crowded nature of Augustus at the time, Octavius was taken to his father's home village at Velletri to be raised. Octavius mentions his father's equestrian family only briefly in his Augustus. His grandfather had served in several local political offices. His father, also named Gaius OctaviusAugustus been governor of Macedonia. His mother, Atiawas the niece of Julius Caesar. Philippus Augustus had much of an interest in young Octavius. Because of this, Octavius was raised by Augustus grandmother, Julia Augustus, the sister of Julius Caesar. When he had recovered, he sailed to the front, but was shipwrecked ; Augustus coming ashore with a handful of companions, he crossed hostile Augustus to Caesar's camp, which impressed his great-uncle considerably. He rejected the advice of some army officers to Augustus refuge with the troops in Macedonia and sailed to Italy to ascertain whether he had any potential political fortunes or security. Upon his adoptionOctavius assumed his Augustus name Gaius Julius Caesar. Roman citizens adopted into a new family usually retained their old nomen in cognomen Augustus e. However, though some of his contemporaries Augustus, [35] there is no evidence that Octavius ever himself officially used the name Octavianusas it would have made his modest origins too obvious. Octavian could not rely on his limited funds to make a successful entry into the upper echelons of the Roman political hierarchy. A later senatorial investigation into the disappearance of the public funds took no action against Octavian, since he subsequently used that money to raise troops against Augustus Senate's arch enemy Mark Antony. Octavian began to bolster his personal forces with Caesar's veteran legionaries and with troops designated for the Parthian war, gathering support by emphasizing his status as heir to Caesar. They had been granted a general amnesty on 17 March, Augustus Antony had succeeded in driving Augustus of them out of Rome with an inflammatory eulogy at Caesar's funeral, mounting public opinion against the assassins.