Oleary, Roman Emperor

Roman Emperor and statesman

Gaius Octavius, later known as Augustus, was a Roman Emperor and statesman who ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to 14 AD. He was the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar and rose to power following Caesar's assassination. Octavius defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium and became the first emperor of Rome. He established the Principate, the system of government that would shape the Roman...