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See More. United States Change. Augustus Caesar died in A. Then applaud me as I exit. Start your free trial today. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The Roman politician and general Mark Antony 83—30 B.
His romantic and political Julius Caesar was a renowned general, politician and scholar in ancient Rome who conquered the vast region of Gaul and helped initiate the end of the Roman Republic when he became dictator of the Roman Empire.
Despite his brilliant military prowess, his political skills and his Greek philosophy and rhetoric moved fully into Latin for the first time in the speeches, letters and dialogues of Cicero B.
A brilliant lawyer and the first of his family to achieve Roman office, Cicero was one of the The son of a great military leader, he escaped family intrigues to take the throne, but his He is best known for his debaucheries, political murders, persecution of Christians and a passion for music that led to the probably In B. He then marched his massive army across the Pyrenees and Alps into central Italy in what would be remembered as one of the most Known for his philosophical interests, Marcus Aurelius was one of the most respected emperors in Roman history.
He was born into a wealthy and politically prominent family. Rome was transformed with impressive new buildings and Augustus was a patron to Virgil, Horace and Propertius, the leading poets of the day. Augustus also ensured that his image was promoted throughout his empire by means of statues and coins. Abroad, he created a standing army for the first time, and embarked upon a vigorous campaign of expansion designed to make Rome safe from the 'barbarians' beyond the frontiers, and to secure the Augustan peace.
But Drusus died in the process and in 9 AD the annihilation of three Roman legions in Germany out of 28 overall , in the Varian disaster, led to the abandonment of Germany east of the Rhine. Augustus was determined to be succeeded by someone of his own blood, but he had no sons, only a daughter, Julia, the child of his first wife. His nephew Marcellus and his beloved grandsons Gaius and Lucius pre-deceased him, so he reluctantly made Tiberius his heir. Military disaster, the loss of his grandsons and a troubled economy clouded his last years.
He became more dictatorial, exiling the poet Ovid 8 AD , who had mocked his moral reforms.
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