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161–169) to Augustus and both bore the title at the same time. [4] Coin of emperor Alexander II with the title augustos rom, 913. The date of an emperor's investiture with the title Augustus was celebrated as the dies imperii and commemorated annually. [4] From the 3rd century, new emperors were often acclaimed as Augusti by the army. [4]
On 16 January 27 BC [138] the Senate gave Octavian the new title of augustus. [11] Augustus, from the Latin augere 'to increase', can be translated as 'illustrious one' or 'sublime'. [139] [11] It was a title of religious authority rather than political one, and it indicated that Octavian now approached divinity. [133]
Consorts were usually given the Latin title of augusta (Greek: αὐγούστα, augoústa), the female form of the title augustus. Insofar as augustus is understood as meaning "emperor", then a given woman could not become "empress" until being named augusta. [1] However, not all consorts were given the title by their husbands.
The title is a nod to NO SURPRISE THERE (7D: "That was predictable." I enjoyed the long conversational phrases in today's puzzle. "NO SURPRISE THERE," is a great grid-spanner hinted at by the title.
August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase", Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors. [1]
As such, Augustus' adopted name would have been "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus". However, there is no evidence that he ever used the name Octavianus. [3] [4] Following Augustus' ascension as the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 BC, his family became a de facto royal house, known in historiography as the "Julio-Claudian dynasty". For ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
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