Caesar Augustus

Title: Caesar Augustus
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Caesar Augustus

Augustus was the first emporer of Rome, and was perhaps the greatest ruler in Rome’s history. Under his rule came prosperity and greatness for the Roman empire. Augustus was born on September 23, 63 BCE, with the given name Gaius Octavius. His father died while Octavion was just a child, so he was raised by his mother his entire life. Octavion led the life of a normal, extremely wealthy, child of his times. In the morning, …showed first 75 words of 1153 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1153 total…end. It was a hot summer day in 14 CE Augustus woke up feeling extremely weak. He died peacefully and quietly with his wife in his small home near Naples. His body was carried to Rome, where thousands of mourners awaited. His coffin was set ablaze, and through smoke, an eagle was said to rise up through the smoke, and fly to the heavens. The eagle was the great Augustus, going to his place of final

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