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Agustus Caesa r  Augustus Caesar

If you end up in the time of Augustus Caesar, you will need to know about him. You should know who he was, what he did, and important facts. If you don’t know about him, you might unknowingly do something against him, and you would be punished. Who was Augustus Caesar? **
 *   Augustus Caesar is known as the first emperor of Rome    ** **    .     ** **     He was nineteen years old when Julius Caesar, his great uncle was murdered. At the time, he was known as Octavian. As emperor, he gained the name Augustus, Which means respected one. He ruled for 41 years. The time of his rule was named Pax Romana, or peace of Rome.

What did he do? **He had many roads, bridges, government buildings, and public baths. He tried to be a great emperor so that his great uncle’s assassinators did not rebel against him. He got his great uncles troops to side with him so he had a 10,000 men army to start with.** Important Facts: **He claimed that as an emperor, he had no more power than the senate, and many people liked that. The time of peace that he brought lasted for 200 more years to come. He was respected long after his death as a god.**

Connection to our society:  **Back to home page **Aqueducts, Roman Roads, Augustus Caesar, Colosseum, Life of a soldier, Life of a slave**
 * Augustus Caesar was a great leader and his style of leadership helped present day leaders become good leader  s. It helps us have a strong government.