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Augustus

Male given name

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Jan 5, 2026

Which Roman political reforms occurred in 47 BC and who benefited?

In 47 BC Julius Caesar consolidated authority through a cluster of political acts after returning to Rome: he used censorial powers to swell the Senate’s membership, took administrative steps that tre...

Jan 2, 2026

What is the full text and scholarly history of the Nazareth Inscription and competing translations?

The Nazareth Inscription is a Roman-period marble slab bearing a Greek imperial rescript that warns capital punishment for anyone who disturbs tombs or moves sepulchral stones; it entered scholarship ...

Jan 2, 2026

Has Donald Trump been compared to any Roman Emperors, and if so, which ones?

Donald Trump has repeatedly been compared to a range of Roman figures—most commonly Nero, Caligula and Julius Caesar, but also Augustus, Claudius, Caracalla, Tiberius and even Commodus—by journalists,...

Dec 11, 2025

Aeneas shows pietas to his nation in The Aeneid

Aeneas is repeatedly presented as the model of Roman pietas — duty to gods, family and country — most famously when he carries his elderly father from burning Troy while leading his son and taking the...

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