Bronze Bust of Augustus
Did God put the thought in
Augustus' mind to tax the whole world?
This painted sketch reveals the face of Augustus Caesar from a fine-looking Roman Art of Augustus that was originally cast in bronze. The innocent looking bust was found in Meroe in Nubia (today Sudan) and is currently on display at the Upper floor, room 70: Roman Empire room.
This bronze head of the Emperor Augustus is a bit larger than the real size of his head. It was excavated at Meroe (Modern Sudan) and is currently in the British Museum. The exact meaning of its presence in this distant land can only be speculation. Rome's influence in the whole area in northern Africa was continually growing until they became Roman provinces under Augustus. The Bronze Bust of Augustus is important in the study of Biblical Archaeology, it reveals the image and reality of a person mentioned in the Bible at the time of Christ's birth.
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child." Luke 2:1-5
The Bible says that Caesar Augustus made a decree that the whole world should be taxed and this included the Jews. This happened when Jesus was about to be born. Joseph and Mary were required to travel to their ancestral cities which would have been Bethlehem for both of them. Since they were living in Nazareth it would have been an extremely long and difficult journey, about 80-90 miles depending on which route they took. It was also mainly an uphill journey seeing that Bethlehem is about 2500 feet above sea level, in the hill country of Judea. When they arrived at bethlehem there was no room for them at the Inn because of the large crowd coming to Jerusalem for the Passover, and that night Mary gave birth to Jesus, in a stable in Bethlehem.
British Museum Excerpt
Bronze head of Augustus
Height: 47.750 cm
GR 1911.9-1.1
Room 70: Roman Empire
Roman, about 27-25 BC
From Meroë, Sudan
This head once formed part of a statue of the emperor Augustus (ruled 27
BC-AD 14). In 31 BC he defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of
Actium and took possession of Egypt, which became a Roman province. The
writer Strabo tells us that statues of Augustus were erected in Egyptian
towns near the first cataract of the Nile at Aswan and that an invading
Kushite army looted many of them in 24 BC.
Although Roman counter-attackers reclaimed many of the statues, they did not
reach Meroë, where this head was buried beneath the steps of a native temple
dedicated to Victory. It seems likely that the head, having been cut from
its statue, was placed there deliberately so as to be permanently below the
feet of its Meroitic captors.
The head of Augustus appears larger than life, with perfect proportions
based upon Classical Greek notions of ideal human form. His calm distant
gaze, emphasized with inset eyes of glass and stone, give him an air of
quiet, assured strength. Coins and statues were the main media for
propagating the image of the Roman emperor. This statue, like many others
throughout the Empire, was made as a continuous reminder of the
all-embracing power of Rome and its emperor.
Map of Israel During the Time of Jesus
Micah 5:2 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
Daniel 2:40 - "And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise."
Acts 23:11 - And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Bronze head of Augustus found in Meroe, Nubia (27-25 BC.)
Portrait of Augustus, 20–30 BC.
Marble bust of Emperor Augustus.
Reign 16
January 27 BC - 19 August AD 14 (40 years, 215 days)
Full name
Birth to adoption: Gaius Octavius Thurinus
Adoption to accession: Gaius Julius
Caesar
As Emperor: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus
Born 23 September 63 BC
Birthplace Rome, Roman Republic
Died 19 August AD 14 (aged 75)
Place of death Nola, Italia, Roman
Empire
Buried Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome
Predecessor None (Empire founded)
Successor Tiberius
Consort to Clodia Pulchra,
Scribonia, Livia Drusilla
Offspring Julia the Elder, Gaius
Caesar (adoptive), Lucius Caesar (adoptive), Agrippa Postumus (adoptive),
Tiberius (adoptive)
Father Gaius Octavius
Mother Atia Balba Caesonia
Augustus Caesar in Wikipedia
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14)
was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from
27 BC until his death in 14 AD.[note 1] Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus,
he was adopted posthumously by his great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar
in 44 BC via his last will and testament, and between then and 27 BC
was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar. In 27 BC the Senate
awarded him the honorific Augustus ("the revered one"), and thus
consequently he was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.[note 2] Because of
the various names he bore, it is common to call him Octavius when
referring to events between 63 and 44 BC, Octavian (or Octavianus)
when referring to events between 44 and 27 BC, and Augustus when
referring to events after 27 BC. In Greek sources, Augustus is known
as Ὀκτάβιος (Octavius), Καῖσαρ (Caesar), Αὔγουστος (Augustus), or
Σεβαστός (Sebastos), depending on context. The young Octavius came
into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. In 43
BC, Octavian joined forces with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius
Lepidus in a military dictatorship known as the Second Triumvirate.
As a triumvir, Octavian ruled Rome and many of its provinces[note 3]
The triumvirate was eventually torn apart under the competing
ambitions of its rulers: Lepidus was driven into exile, and Antony
committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by
the fleet of Octavian commanded by Agrippa in 31 BC. After the
demise of the Second Triumvirate, Octavian restored the outward
facade of the Roman Republic, with governmental power vested in the
Roman Senate, but in practice retained his autocratic power. It took
several years to determine the exact framework by which a formally
republican state could be led by a sole ruler; the result became
known as the Roman Empire. The emperorship was never an office like
the Roman dictatorship which Caesar and Sulla had held before him;
indeed, he declined it when the Roman populace "entreated him to
take on the dictatorship".[1] By law, Augustus held a collection of
powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including those of
tribune of the plebs and censor. He was consul until 23 BC.[2] His
substantive power stemmed from financial success and resources
gained in conquest, the building of patronage relationships
throughout the Empire, the loyalty of many military soldiers and
veterans, the authority of the many honors granted by the Senate,[3]
and the respect of the people. Augustus' control over the majority
of Rome's legions established an armed threat that could be used
against the Senate, allowing him to coerce the Senate's decisions.
With his ability to eliminate senatorial opposition by means of
arms, the Senate became docile towards him. His rule through
patronage, military power, and accumulation of the offices of the
defunct Republic became the model for all later imperial
governments. The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative
peace known as the Pax Romana, or Roman peace. Despite continuous
wars on the frontiers, and one year-long civil war over the imperial
succession, the Mediterranean world remained at peace for more than
two centuries. Augustus enlarged the empire dramatically, annexing
Egypt, Dalmatia, Pannonia, and Raetia, expanded possessions in
Africa, and completed the conquest of Hispania. Beyond the
frontiers, he secured the empire with client states, and made peace
with Parthia through diplomacy. He reformed the Roman system of
taxation, developed networks of roads with an official courier
system, established a standing army, established the Praetorian
Guard, and created official police and fire-fighting services for
Rome. Much of the city was rebuilt under Augustus; and he wrote a
record of his own accomplishments, known as the Res Gestae Divi
Augusti, which has survived. Upon his death in 14 AD, Augustus was
declared a god by the Senate - to be worshipped by the Romans.[4]
His names Augustus and Caesar were adopted by every subsequent
emperor, and the month of Sextilis was officially renamed August in
his honour. He was succeeded by his stepson, former son-in-law and
adopted son, Tiberius...
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Dates
in Augustus Caesar's Life
| B.C. 63, September 23 50 48, October 18 45 45, October 44, MARCH 15 44, April 18 44, April 19 44, April 19 44, April 19 44, early May 44, early May 43, April 14 43, April 14-27 43, April 14-27 43, May 24 43, August 19 43, October 43, November 27 PROSCRIPTIONS PROSCRIPTIONS PROSCRIPTIONS 42, Spring to Winter 42, Spring to Winter 42, Spring to Winter 42, Spring to Winter 42, Spring to Winter 42, Spring to Winter 41 40 40, by July 5 40, 39 38, January 17 36 31, Sept. 2 30, August 29, August 13-15 27, Jan. 13 & 16 23, June 22 19, Oct. 12 18 17 17 17, May 31 16-13 12, March 6 11, May 4 8
2, January 1 2 2, August 1 A.D. 4 A.D. July 13, April 3 14, May 11 14, July 24-25 14, August 9 14, August 16 14, August 19 |
Events BIRTH OF AUGUSTUS, at Rome (Suet. Aug. 5, 6, 94) Funeral Oration for his grandmother Julia Toga virilis (ceremony: became a man in law) In Spain with Julius Caesar: Battle of Munda At Apollonia in Macedonia ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR At Naples Meeting with Cicero and Balbus (Cic. Att. 14.10) Puteoli, at Philippus' villa Cumae, at Cicero's Villa In Rome MEETING WITH ANTONY in Pompey's Gardens Battle at Forum Gallorum (Antonius Defeated) BATTLE AT MUTINA (April 21: Antonius Defeated) Bononia ANTONIUS and Lepidus join forces FIRST CONSULATE of Caesar Augustus with his cousin Pedius MEETING WITH ANTONY AND LEPIDUS at island of Reni SECOND TRIUMVIRATE legislated at Rome (5 years): LEX TITIA -130+ senators (Livy) -200 senators + 2000 equites (Appian -Only one ex-consul known (Cicero), but nearly 100 names altogether The Campaign aginst the 'LIBERATORS' (Brutus and Cassius) 43 LEGIONS + CAVALRY + AUXILIARIES (on side of Triumvirs) FINANCE: 1400 rich women ordered censused and assessed: failure Everyone with property of 400,000 HS + contribute one year's income BATTLE OF PHILIPPI (October 23), Young Caesar sick Young Caesar sick, in Brundisium Perugia: Perusine War (Appian, Book 5, Dio 48, Suet. Aug. 12) Capture of Perusia: return to Rome (Dio 48.17) Leaves for Gaul and Spain (Dio 48. 20) Sick at Canusium & Brundisium (Appian 5. 57) Antonius married Augustus' full-sister OCTAVIA (child: Antonia, the Emperor Claudius' mother) Augustus married Scribonia (mother of his only child, Julia) Augustus married Livia, the pregnant wife of Tiberius Claudius Nero; there was already a small child from Claudius: Tiberius; Drusus was born shortly thereafter. (Livia finally died in 29 A.D. at 86). Battle of Naulochus BATTLE OF ACTIUM Suicide of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Triple Triumph on his return to Rome Meeting of Senate (Res Gestae Ch. 34) Constitutional Settlement: Name of AUGUSTUS awarded Augustus ill: Assassination attempt (Maecenas' brother-in-law) Gave up consulship, given POWER OF A TRIBUNE (tribunicia potestas) Journey to the East (Athens, Ephesus, Syria etc.) Return from the East Fortuna Redux (Dio 54. 10) LECTIO SENATUS (Revision of List of Senators) Dio 54. 12 Adoption of Gaius and Lucius Agrippa (Aug.'s grandsons) Dio 54. 18 LEGES JULIAE: de ordinibus maritandis, before May 24 LUDI SAECULARES (Games held once a century: New Age) GALLIC AND SPANISH JOURNEY Dio 54. 19 (accompanied by Livia, Tiberius and Terentia) AUGUSTUS ELECTED PONTIFEX MAXIMUS Grand Opening of the THEATER OF MARCELLUS Suet. Aug. 43 Lectio Senatus Dio 54. 26 CENSUS, Lectio Senatus AUGUSTUS CONSUL XII, Presents Caesar (heir) in public Forum BIRTH OF JESUS, The Christ, in Bethlehem, Province of Judaea Augustus ill, in Rome Suet. Tib. 11 CONSUL XIII Presentation of Lucius Caesar in public in the Forum AUGUSTUS NAMED 'PATER PATRIAE' (Father of His Country) DEDICATION OF THE FORUM AUGUSTUM and temple of Mars Ultor Julia Scandal LECTIO SENATUS Augustus wrote his Will III Census Augustus and Tiberius leave Rome Dio 55. 29 Departure for the Balkans Return to Brundisium, summoned by Livia at Augustus' villa: DEATH OF IMPERATOR CAESAR AUGUSTUS |
Augustus Caesar Coin
Augustus Caesar
27 years before Jesus Christ was born, the Senate of Rome bestowed upon Octavian the title Augustus. Augustus became the first "Emperor", which comes from the military title imperator. In actuality he became no more than first senator, but he skillfully combined within himself all the powers of consul, tribune, and other offices, and he really had no rival. Augustus was also shrewd in that he directly controlled the strongest military provinces. He was smart enough to avoid Julius Caesar's mistake which was to oppose the senators. Augustus brought a great Roman peace (Pox Romana) which extended all the way to the Danube River and the Black Sea. Augustus was clearly the greatest Emperor in all of Roman history, and the title "Father of his country" was well-deserved. He made many wise and clear decisions throughout the provinces, boasting that he had transformed Rome "from a city of brick into a city of marble." Augustus was very religious, as celebrated in the famous Altar of Peace in the city of Rome. He restored as many as 80 temples, he attempted to regulate morals, and he even banished his own daughter Julia for her immorality. He encouraged marriage and childbearing and he even used legislation to do so. In fact according to his census records the number of Roman citizens grew from 4,000,000 in eight BC to 5,000,000 in 14 A.D. It was during a time of great peace in the reign of Augustus that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. He would have been born in Nazareth, the home of his parents Joseph and Mary, had it not been for the census ordered by Augustus, requiring all adults to register at their ancestral home towns. romanemperors.com
Augustus Caesar (63 bc- ad 14), the first Roman emperor; born Gaius Octavius; also called (until 27 bc) Octavian. He was adopted by the will of his great-uncle Julius Caesar and gained supreme power by his defeat of Antony in 31 bc. In 27 bc he was given the title Augustus (‘venerable’) and became in effect the first Roman emperor. [Oxford Dictionary]
Augustus Caesar (Latin: IMPERATOR CAESAR DIVI FILIVS AVGVSTVS) (September 23, 63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (in English, Octavian), for the period of his life prior to 27 B.C.E., was the first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors. Although he preserved the outward form of the Roman Republic, he ruled as an autocrat for more than 40 years and his rule is the dividing line between the Republic and the Roman Empire. He ended a century of civil wars and gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity, and imperial greatness, known as the Pax Romana, "Roman peace." Over the next four-hundred years, Rome would establish municipalities across Western Europe and North Africa, build roads, public buildings, and construct the infrastructure of governance that still provides the basis of modern political systems. Augustus was concerned with public morality, and enacted legislation. He was a great believer in what he thought of as "republican values," such as hard work, discipline, obedience, piety, and the appreciation of art and culture. He encouraged marriage, giving tax concessions to couples with children, made adultery a crime, and he also restricted luxury and extravagance. He believed that peace depended on citizens faithfully performing their religious duties. He became head of the state cult (pontifex maximus) as well as temporal ruler. He increased the length of tenure of provincial governors because this proved to provide more stability. Throughout Europe, many different people gained a sense of belonging to the same world, governed by the same moral code and Roman law. This sense of a common European home continued to inform European thought even in the Dark Ages and still contributes to European identity today. When the founders of the United States decided to establish the office of President, they spoke of inaugurating an "Augustan Age." This refers both to the Augustan peace and to the high cultural achievement of his era, when many poems and texts on such themes as patriotism, the world of nature, and history were dedicated to him. [New World Ency]
Augustus - (Caius Julius Cæsar Octavianus) -
The first Roman emperor that bore the honorary title of "Augustus";
born Sept. 23, 63
Portrait of Roman Emperor Augustus, Archaeological Museum of
Istanbul.
Sculpture of the first Roman Emperor as younger Octavian.
Some Scriptures mentioning the word "Rome"
Acts 23:11
- And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of
good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so
must thou bear witness also at Rome.
2 Timothy
4:22 - The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace
[be] with you. Amen. <[The second [epistle] unto Timotheus, ordained
the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from
Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second
time.]>
Acts 18:2
- And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come
from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had
commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto
them.
Colossians 4:18 - The salutation by the hand of me Paul.
Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen. <[Written from
Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.]>
Ephesians
6:24 - Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity. Amen. <[To [the] Ephesians written from
Rome, by Tychicus.]>
Philemon
1:25 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your
spirit. Amen. <[Written from Rome to Philemon, by
Onesimus a servant.]>
Acts 2:10
- Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about
Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Acts 19:21
- After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when
he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem,
saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Acts 28:16
- And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered
the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to
dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
Romans 1:7
- To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to
be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Galatians
6:18 - Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be]
with your spirit. Amen. <[To [the] Galatians written from Rome.]>
Philippians 4:23 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be]
with you all. Amen. <[To [the] Philippians written from Rome,
by Epaphroditus.]>
Acts 28:14
- Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven
days: and so we went toward Rome.
Romans 1:15
- So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you
that are at Rome also.
2 Timothy
1:17 - But, when he was in Rome, he sought me
out very diligently, and found [me].
Some Scriptures mentioning the word "Augustus"
Luke 2:1 - And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Acts 27:1
- And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they
delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius,
a centurion of Augustus' band.
Acts 25:21
- But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of
Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send
him to Caesar.
Acts 25:25
- But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,
and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have
determined to send him.
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Octavian - Gaius Octavian was born on September 23, 63 B.C., to C. Octavius and atia, a niece of Julius Caesar, by his sister Julia. The family of Octavian was a good one, ...
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Augustus Caesar in Harpers Dictionary The first Roman emperor, was born on the 23d of September, B.C. 63, and was the son of C. Octavius, by Atia, a daughter of Iulia, the sister of C. Iulius Caesar. His original name was Octavius, and after his adoption by his great-uncle, C. Iulius Caesar Octavianus, Augustus being only a title given him by the Senate and the people in B.C. 27 to express their veneration for him. He was pursuing his studies at Apollonia when the news reached him of his uncle's murder at Rome, in March, 44. He forthwith set out for Italy, and upon landing was received with enthusiasm by the troops. He first joined the republican party in order to crush Antony, against whom he fought at Mutina in conjunction with the two consuls, C. Vibius Pansa and Hirtius. Antony was defeated, and obliged to retreat across the Alps; and the death of the two consuls gave Augustus the command of all their troops. He now returned to Rome, and compelled the Senate to elect him consul, and shortly afterwards he became reconciled to Antony. It was agreed that the Roman world should be divided between Augustus, Antony, and Lepidus, under the title of triumviri rei publicae constituendae, and that this arrangement should last for the next five years. They published a proscriptio, or list of all their enemies whose lives were to be sacrificed and their property confiscated; upwards of 2000 equites and 300 senators were thus put to death, among them Cicero. Soon afterwards, Augustus and Antony crossed over to Greece, and defeated Brutus and Cassius at the decisive battle of Philippi, in B.C. 42, by which the hopes of the republican party were ruined. Augustus returned to Italy, where a new war awaited him (B.C. 41), excited by Fulvia, the wife of Antony. She was supported by L. Antonius, the consul and brother of the triumvir, who threw himself into the fortified town of Perusia, which Augustus succeeded in taking in 40. Antony now made preparations for war, but the death of Fulvia led to a reconciliation between the triumvirs, who concluded a peace at Brundusium. A new division of the provinces was again made: Augustus obtained all the parts of the Empire west of the town of Scodra in Illyricum, Antony the east provinces, and Lepidus Africa. Antony married Octavia, the sister of Augustus, in order to cement their alliance. In B.C. 36, Augustus conquered Sex. Pompey, who had held possession of Sicily for many years with a powerful fleet. Lepidus, who had landed in Sicily to support Augustus, was degraded by him, stripped of his power, and sent to Rome, where he resided for the remainder of his life, being allowed to retain the dignity of Pontifex Maximus. Meantime, Antony had repudiated Octavia, on account of his love for Cleopatra , and had alienated the minds of the Roman people by his arbitrary conduct. The Senate declared war against Cleopatra ; and in September, B.C. 31, the fleet of Augustus gained a brilliant victory over Antony's near Actium in Acarnania. In the following year (30 B.C.), Augustus sailed to Egypt. Antony and Cleopatra , who had escaped in safety from Actium, put an end to their lives. Augustus now became the undisputed master of the Roman world, but he declined all honours and distinctions which were likely to remind the Romans of kingly power. On the death of Lepidus, in B.C. 12, he be Augustus Caesar. came pontifex maximus....
Augustus Caesar in Roman Biography Augus'tus Cae'sar, called by Suetonius Octavius Cae.sar Augustus, [Fr. Octave C6sar Auguste, ok'- Sv' si'zSR' 6'giist'; It. Ottavio Cesare Augusto, otti've- o chi'si-ri 6w-goos'to,] and subsequently named, as the heir of Julius Caesar the dictator, Ca'ius Ju'lius Cee'sar Octavia'nus, the first Roman emperor, was born at Velitrae, not far from Rome, in 63 B.C. He was the son of Caius Octavius and Atia, the daughter of Julia, who was the sister of Julius Csesar. His father died about the year 60, and his mother married L. Marcius Philippus, who was consul in 56 B.C., and who superintended the education of young Octavius. At the age of twelve he pronounced a funeral oration in praise of his grandmother Julia, and four years later he assumed the toga virilis. He was adopted as a son by Julius Caesar the dictator, whom he followed to Spain in 45 B.C. According to some writers, he was present at the battle of Munda. He was pursuing his studies at ApoUonia when he learned that Caesar was killed, in 44 B.C., and that he had been appointed the heir of liis uncle. In company with his friend Vipsanius Agrippa, he went to Rome to claim his inheritance. He found a dangerous rival in Mark Antony, who had possession of the money and papers of the dictator and refused to give them up. Octavius pursued an artful and temporizing course, by which he gained the support of Cicero and other senators, and showed himself an equal match for old and experienced players in the game of political intrigue. In January, 43, the senate gave him command of an army, and sent him with the consuls Hirtius and Pansa to fight against Antony, who was in Cisalpine Gaul. The army of the senate defeated Antony near Mutina, (M6- dena,) but Hirtius and Pansa were killed in the battle. Soon after this event the command of the army was transferred to D. Brutus by the senate, which had resolved to check the growing power and ambitious efforts of Octavius. In defiance of the authority of the senate, he marched with an army to Rome, was elected consul in August, 43 B.C., (before he had reached the legal age,) and formed a coalition or triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus against M. Brutus and the other republicans....
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Augustus Caesar in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
The first
Roman emperor, reigning at Christ's birth (Luke 2:1, etc.). His
decree that all the world should be taxed, each going to his own
city, was the divinely ordered (Micah 5:2) occasion of Jesus' birth
taking place at Bethlehem. Born 63 B.C. Also called Octavius and
Octavianus from his father, who died while he was young. Educated by
his great uncle Julius Caesar, triumvir with Antony and Lepidus.
Dissension having arisen, Octavianus overcame Antony, and gained
supreme power at the battle of Actium, 31 B.C. Saluted emperor
(imperator, military commander in chief originally), and surnamed
Augustus Caesar, "majestic." Leaving the names and rights of the
chief republican officers unchanged, he united them all, one by one,
in himself. Herod, who had been on Antony's side, he not only
pardoned, but even increased in power; Herod thereby became attached
to his dynasty, and built him a temple of marble near the sources of
the Jordan. Augustus Caesar died at Nola in Campania, in his 76th
year, A.D. 14. Some time before his death he associated Tiberius
with himself in the empire (Luke 3:1).
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Augustus in Easton's Bible Dictionary
the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus,
during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all
the world should be taxed" was the divinely ordered occasion of
Jesus' being born, according to prophecy (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem.
This name being simply a title meaning "majesty" or "venerable,"
first given to him by the senate (B.C. 27), was borne by succeeding
emperors. Before his death (A.D. 14) he associated Tiberius with him
in the empire (Luke 3:1), by whom he was succeeded.
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Augustus in Hitchcock's Bible Names
increased
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Augustus in Naves Topical Bible
An important Roman emperor Lu 2:1; Ac 25:21,25; 27:1
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Augustus in Smiths Bible Dictionary
(venerable) Cae'sar the first Roman emperor. He was born A.U.C. 691,
B.C. 63. His father was Caius Octavius; his mother Atia, daughter of
Julia the sister of C. Julius Caesar. He was principally educated by
his great-uncle Julius Caesar, and was made his heir. After his
murder, the young Octavius, then Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was
taken into the triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus, and, after the
removal of the latter, divided the empire with Antony. The struggle
for the supreme power was terminated in favor of Octavianus by the
battle of Actium, B.C. 31. On this victory he was saluted imperator
by the senate, who conferred on him the title Augustus, B.C. 27. The
first link binding him to New Testament history is his treatment of
Herod after the battle of Actium. That prince, who had espoused
Antony's side, found himself pardoned, taken into favor and
confirmed, nay even increased, in his power. After Herod's death, in
A.D. 4, Augustus divided his dominions, almost exactly according to
his dying directions, among his sons. Augustus died in Nola in
Campania, Aug. 19, A.U.C. 767, A.D. 14, in his 76th year; but long
before his death he had associated Tiberius with him in the empire.
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Augustus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE
o-gus'-tus Augoustos: (1) The first Roman emperor, and noteworthy in
Bible history as the emperor in whose reign the Incarnation took
place (Lk 2:1). His original name was Caius Octavius Caepias and he
was born in 63 BC, the year of Cicero's consulship. He was the
grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, his mother Atia having been the
daughter of Julia, Caesar's younger sister. He was only 19 years of
age when Caesar was murdered in the Senate house (44 BC), but with a
true instinct of statesmanship he steered his course through the
intrigues and dangers of the closing years of the republic, and
after the battle of Actium was left without a rival. Some difficulty
was experienced in finding a name that would exactly define the
position of the new ruler of the state. He himself declined the
names of rex and dictator, and in 27 BC he was by the decree of the
Senate styled Augustus. The epithet implied respect and veneration
beyond what is bestowed on human things: "Sancta vocant augusta
patres: augusta vocantur Templa sacerdotum rite dicata manu." --Ovid
Fasti. 609; compare Dion Cass., 5316...
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Ancient Texts
The Deified Augustus - Text (Written by Suetonius)