Augustus

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Augustus, born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. Originally Julius Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son, he rose through political maneuvering, forming the Second Triumvirate with Mark Antony and Lepidus, defeating Antony at Actium in 31 BC, and establishing the Principate—a system disguising autocracy as republican restoration. His reign ushered in the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace and prosperity marked by administrative reforms, military reorganization, monumental building projects, and cultural patronage.

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