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Romans had three basic names - a personal name, a family name and a definitive name. Caesar for example was Gaius (personal name) Julius (family name) Caesar (meaning fine head of hair - a joke as he was bald). Gaius was a very common personal name. The person in question was born Gaius (personal name) Octavius (family name) Thurinus. When adopted by great-uncle Caesar he took his family name but retained his own family name as a definitive one, and became Gaius Julius Octavianus; he subsequently took the deified Caesar's definative name Caesar too. And on assuming his role as First Citizen in 27 BCE he looked for a useful title, and settled on the non-specific but high-sounding one of Augustus. So yes, his personal name was Gaius, and his title was Augustus.
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TaigaYes, Octavius Augustus and Caesar Augustus are the same person. Originally named Gaius Octavius, he was later given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate after becoming the first Emperor of Rome. His full name is Gaius Octavius Thurinus, but he is commonly referred to as Augustus Caesar.
Yes they were.
He was born Gaius Octavius or Octavian(his mother was Caesar's niece) but was adopted by Julius Caesar in his will (as Caesar had no legitimate sons) in 44 BC. On his adoption he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian. In 27 BC he was granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate - a title that added to his dignity but not his power.
The term 'Caesar Augustus' can be referred to as two different titles; Caesar was titled to all Emperors after Claudius and has many modern interpretations such as 'Kaiser' in German and 'Csar' in Russian. Augustus is another title which was given to the Emperor or his Mother or Wife which meant 'most honourable'.
Augustus Caesar, was the founder of the Roman Principate and the first Emperor. His father's name was Gaius Octavius of the Octavii family. he was named after Gaius Octavius like his father as was the tradition.
In 45 BC, when he heard that he was adopted by Caesar in his will, he changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus or Gaius Caesar in shortened form. Mark Antony often teased him with the name Thurinus after a place called Thurii in Southern Italy.
After the battle of Actium in 27 BC, the senate conferred him various honours, one being the title 'Augustus Caesar' (Most honourable Caesar)
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What was Augustus Caesar's family name?
Octavian and Augustus were the same person. He changed his name to Augustus. That is rubbish. Augustus Caesar (as he later became) was a low-born great nephew of the dictator Julius Caesar and known as Octavian. Julius Caesar adopted him as his own son. On the death of Julius, Octavian took over the dictatorship of Rome. He later became the first Emperor and was given the title Augustus. yeah i believe this is rubbish too. i was never taught or read anything like that..... Were Julius and Augustus the same person? Actually it is right. Octavian and Augustus were the same person, and in fact historians refer to him as Octavian for the 44-27 BC period and as Augustus for the period after that. His original name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. When he was adopted by Julius Caesar in 44 BC his name changed to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus according to Roman adoption naming standards. When he took command of Jiulius Caesar's former troops after Caesar's death he changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Divi Filius which means Gaius son of the divine Julius Caesar (Caesar was deified after his death). Later he dropped Gaius and Julius and replaced it with Imperator (which more or less means victorious general). When he became emperor, he was given the title of Augustus (venerable) and his name became Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus. This name was commonly shortened to Augustus. Augustus was not low born. His family was plebeian, but is some cases this means non-patrician aristocracy. In fact it was an equestrian family. His great grandfather had been a military tribune in the Second Punic War and his father had been governor of Macedonia
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What did Augustus Caesar wear on his head?
The statues of him wearing armor are idealized. Augustus Caesar wore the same clothing, including toga, as other Roman men of the time, although his were certainly richer when the occasion called for it. He was more frail than most men to the elements, so in winter he wore strips of cloth around his lower legs to keep them warm, and in summer he wore a farmer's hat against the sun.
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