1st-Century BC Clergy - Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Augustus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Zechariah, Alexander Jannaeus, Aristobulus III of Israel (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Augustus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Zechariah, Alexander Jannaeus, Aristobulus III of Israel, Elisha ben Abuyah, Licinia, Hyrcanus II, Archelaus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, Lycomedes of Comana, Antigonus II Mattathias, Dyteutus, Lucius Cornelius Merula, Sh'maya, Adiatorix, Hanameel the Egyptian, Caecilia Metella Balearica. Excerpt: Augustus (; Latin: 23 September 63 BC - 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was adopted posthumously by his great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar in 44 BC via his last will and testament, and between then and 27 BC was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar. In 27 BC the Senate awarded him the honorific Augustus ("the revered one"), and thus consequently he was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. Because of the various names he bore, it is common to call him Octavius when referring to events between 63 and 44 BC, Octavian (or Octavianus) when referring to events between 44 and 27 BC, and Augustus when referring to events after 27 BC. In Greek sources, Augustus is known as (Octavius), (Caesar), (Augustus), or (Sebastos), depending on context. The young Octavius came into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. In 43 BC, Octavian joined forces with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in a military dictatorship known as the Second Triumvirate. As a triumvir, Octavian ruled Rome and many of its provinces. The triumvirate was eventually torn apart under the competing ambitions of its rulers: Lepidus was driven into exile, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by the fleet of Octavian commanded by Agrippa in 31 BC. After the ...