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n. - Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC.

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  • The Senate bestowed on Octavian the title Augustus, chosen by himself.
  • Without a word Augustus corked the whiskey bottle, retrieved his hat, and went outside.
  • On this victory he was saluted imperator by the senate, who conferred on him the title Augustus, B.C.
  • The use of the title Augustus, conferred on Octavian in 27, puts the earliest possible date two years later.
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