Augustus
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- Augustus was born on 23 September 63 BC. He was originally called Gaius Octavius.
- Julius Caesar was assassinated and Octavius was named as heir. It happened in 43 BC.
- In 31 BC he won the battle of Actium and defeated Antony and Cleopatra.
- In 27 BC he changed his name to Augustus. He founded the principate which meant that some other important people also had power.
- He transformed buildings and he put his face on coins.
- Augustus built an army and there was a big battle in Germany. Sadly his stepson was killed and the battle was lost.
- He only had a daughter called Julia and his stepson Tiberius, so Tiberius became the heir.
- Things did not go well for Augustus and people became unhappy. He sent one of his poets into exile for saying mean things.
- He died on 19 August. Some people thought his wife, called Livia, poisoned him.
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