The First and Greatest Emperor of Rome,

The Greatest Empire of All Time

AUGUSTUS

By Joshua Medintz

63 BCE

Born

Dies and ends reign of Augustus 14 CE

Changed his name

27 BCE

Timeline of Augustus’ Life

Reign of Augustus starts

31 BCE

AS A CHILD

RISE TO POWER

• Adopted by Julius Caesar

• Julius Caesar is murdered

• Power struggle with Marc Antony, one of Caesar’s generals

AUGUSTUS VS. ANTONY

• Augustus and Marc Antony are allied: they conquer many countries including Egypt

• Antony falls in love with Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra, so he stayed there

• Divided empire: Antony in Egypt; Augustus in Rome

• Romans feared Cleopatra wanted to be Queen of Rome, so Augustus attacked and won

HOW AUGUSTUS DEALT WITH THE SENATE

WHAT AUGUSTUS ACCOMPLISHED AS

EMPEROR

HOW AUGUSTUS WANTED TO BE SEEN

AFTER AUGUSTUS DIED• Tiberius, Augustus’ step son took

the thrown

• Tiberius made Augustus a Roman god and the people were now officially back to being ruled by one man and his family.

THE IMPACT