Augustus
WordNet
noun
(1) Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC - AD 14); heir to Julius Caesar
- taken to use in the 18th century.
Quotations
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- And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.