From Octavian to Augustus: The Death of the Republic and the Rise of the Principate

Augustus was once named C. octavius, Julius Caesar's nephew. Because Caesar died in the uprising of 44 BC, it is clear from his will that Octavian be adopted as Caesar's son. So his name changed to C. Julius Caesar Octavianus (Porter, 2010). In the subsequent political and military career he dominated Rome in the name of Augustus (Brand, 2013). This began the story of a youth about Roman emperor. According to Morey (1901), after the death of Caesar, the first rule ruled was Marcus Antononus, or Mark Antony.

Augustus (Ottawa) - After the devastating civil war that began to rule the Republic of Rome in 27 BC, the Octavies or Augustus declared "to restore the Republic" (Spielvogel, 138). For idealized equality, peace and recovery goals, Augustus immediately received the public's praise. Augustus set a new government order which named him the prince, and the constitutional order is called principle (Spielvogel, 138). As a prince, Augustus argues that he will become "the first citizen of equality" and will show the public that he will not rule dictators and tyrants (Spielvogel, 138). In fact, the goal of the government is to establish a constitutional monarchy set by the citizen's elected Senate, but the position of many decisions, orders, and powers have great weight to support the prince It is (Spielvogel, 138).

In 27 BC, the Senate was awarded the title of Octavio Augustus "Respected Augustus". This case highlighted the transition from the Republic of Rome to the Roman Empire. As the first emperor, Augustus' s important work was to recreate the meaning of his leader. During his reign, Augustus used art and architecture as a propaganda to advance his political agenda while reviving Rome. Emperor tells his new ideals to Romans and foreigners through art and architecture; however, unlike Julius Caesar, he was prudent in creating public images for himself.

He was born in 63 BC and came to power in 31 BC after the political riot after Julius Caesar's murder. When the Octavian (later known as Augustus) came to the throne, the Republic of Rome struggled for a while in the civil war. Octavian is the adoption of Julius Caesar and will dominate the father's footsteps of his substitute he has led authority with almost dictatorial authority. After his death, Julius Caesar officially became deified, and the funeral cried, "People I saved destroyed me." Augustus was considered to be a source of great Rome peace in the conflict of civil war. After defeating the Roman enemy he was called a great "savior" and for the people who might not have a chance of victory. The subject of freedom, justice, peace, and redemption happens throughout his reign. Whenever the great act of Augustus was announced, they were presented with Greek euangelion translated into "good news" or "gospel"