Events Tagged: "Augustus"

Egypt becomes Augustus's personal province - not senatorial, provides vast wealth, prefect not proconsul governs

Octavian becomes Augustus - Senate grants title and proconsular power, First Settlement creates Principate, Roman Empire begins

Augustus becomes Pontifex Maximus - after Lepidus dies, controls state religion, completes power consolidation

Augustus reviews Sibylline prophecies - burns 2000+ spurious prophetic books, keeps only authentic Sibylline verses, transfers to Temple of Apollo

Death of Augustus - first Roman emperor dies at 75, deified by Senate, establishes imperial precedent

Death of Augustus at Nola - dies peacefully at 75, 'Did I play my part well in the comedy of life?', Tiberius succeeds

Augustus deified - declared god by Senate, temple built, imperial cult established, month Sextilis renamed August