Augustus (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Patrick Healy · 1913
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Augustus is the name by which Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, the first Roman emperor, is known. He was born at Rome in 62 BC and died in AD 14, and Jesus Christ was born during his reign. Augustus was a Senate title from 27 BC, given in thanks for restored privileges, and later emperors took the name. He belonged to the Octavian clan, was a praetor's son, and stood as grand-nephew and chief heir of Julius Caesar.
After Caesar's murder he went to Rome to claim his inheritance, first sided with the republicans, then allied with Mark Antony. Against the Senate's will he won the consulate in 43 BC and joined Antony and Lepidus in the Second Triumvirate for five years. Their first joint stroke crushed Caesar's murderers under Brutus and Cassius at Philippi in 42 BC. The entry ends with his census of Syria and Judaea under Quirinius, vital for dating Christ's birth.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Patrick Healy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |