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Tag: Augustus

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16th January 27 BCE: Octavian becomes Augustus, Roman Emperor

16th January 2020
Tagged as: Augustus, Politics, Roman Empire, Rome

On the 16^th January 27 BCE, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps.

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2nd September 31 BCE: Marc Antony and Cleopatra defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium

2nd September 2018
Tagged as: Augustus, Battle of Actium, Cleopatra, Egypt, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Navy, Octavian, Roman Empire, Rome

Octavian defeated the combined forces of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.

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