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  2. Augustus - Wikipedia

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    In English he is mainly known by the anglicisation "Octavian" (/ ɒ k ˈ t eɪ v i ə n / ok-TAY-vee-ən) for the period between 44 and 27 BC. [7] Imperator Caesar 'Commander-in-Chief Caesar'. Octavian's early coins and inscriptions all refer to him simply as Gaius Caesar, but by 38 BC he had replaced Gaius with the victory title imperator ...

  3. Early life of Augustus - Wikipedia

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    Though modern scholars to avoid confusion commonly refer to him at this point as Octavian, he called himself "Caesar", which is the name his contemporaries also used. Rejecting the advice of some army officers to take refuge with his troops in Macedonia, Octavian sailed to Italy to claim his inheritance.

  4. Augustus (title) - Wikipedia

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    The first true Roman known as "Augustus" (and first counted as a Roman emperor) was Octavian. He was the grand-nephew and later posthumously adopted as the son and heir of Julius Caesar, who had been murdered for his seeming aspiration to divine monarchy, then subsequently and officially deified.

  5. Gaius Maecenas - Wikipedia

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    Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ([ˈɡaːiʊs̠ ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠ mae̯ˈkeːnaːs̠] 13 April 68 BC [1] – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus). He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil .

  6. Der Rosenkavalier - Wikipedia

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    But Octavian and Sophie fall in love on the spot, and soon devise a comic intrigue to extricate Sophie from her engagement, with help from the Marschallin, who then yields Octavian to Sophie. [6] Though a comic opera, the work incorporates weighty themes (particularly through the Marschallin's character arc), including infidelity, aging, sexual ...

  7. Octavian (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Octavian was the name of Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD) before he became Emperor of Rome . Octavian or Octavianus may also refer to: Octavian (horse), a British horse; Octavian, an octopus villager from the video game series Animal Crossing; Octavian (rapper), French-British rapper; Octavian, a 14th-century Middle English poem

  8. Horace - Wikipedia

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    Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), [1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (/ ˈ h ɒr ɪ s /), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian).

  9. Octavius (praenomen) - Wikipedia

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    The root of Octavius is the Latin numeral octavus, meaning "eight" or "eighth".It might be expected to appear as Octavus, feminine Octava, but in the few examples known it seems to have been treated as an "-i stem", and is given as Octavius or Octavia.