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Augustus Jackson (April 16, 1808 – January 11, 1852) [1] was an African American businessperson, chef, ice cream maker, and confectioner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] He is credited as inventing a modern method of manufacturing ice cream and for new flavor development. [ 3 ]
The political evolution of Augustus was promptly reflected in official art, as evidenced by the series of imperial portraits. Typical features of his portraits are the steady eyes, the straight nose, the rather hollowed face, the well-pronounced cheekbones, the thin mouth, and a lock of hair "with a pincer" on the right side of the forehead.
Augustus's public revenue reforms had a great impact on the subsequent success of the Empire. Augustus brought a far greater portion of the Empire's expanded land base under consistent, direct taxation from Rome, instead of exacting varying, intermittent, and somewhat arbitrary tributes from each local province as Augustus's predecessors had done.
Publius Vedius Pollio, the son of a freedman, was born in the 1st century BC and attained membership of the equestrian order. [2] [3]Vedius Pollio's first certain appearance in historical sources comes after Octavian (later Augustus) became sole ruler of the Roman world in 31 BC; at some point Vedius held authority in the province of Asia on behalf of the emperor. [4]
Augustus wears a royal diadem, perhaps originally just shown as the band of cloth whose ends are tied at the back of the head. The strip of gold decorated with jewels is probably medieval, and is recorded as having been repaired at the start of the 18th century, when the cameo was in the collection of Leone Strozzi , Archbishop of Florence ...
Julius (July) was renamed from Quintilis ("fifth" month) in honor of Julius Caesar, who had adopted his grand-nephew Octavian, the future Augustus, and made him his heir.It has sometimes been thought that the month has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days in his month as in his predecessor's, but Sextilis in fact had 31 days since the reform during Caesar's dictatorship that created ...
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Pisidian Antioch: the temple of Augustus or the sanctuary of the imperial cult. [2] Ostia Antica Augusteum: remains of the augusteum at Ostia are situated inside the barracks of the fire brigade located in the north-eastern flank of the archaeological site. [2] Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara: [2] Sebastia Augusteum: [2] Augusteum of ...