Gaius Octavius Thurinus(Caesar Augustus)

Made By: Hannah Durynski & Tori Hagerty

Table of Contents

• Early Life and Childhood• Death• Time Line• Intersecting Facts• Character Traits with Examples• Accomplishments and Achievements• Family Tree• EU: Did they use or abuse power?• EU: Contributions to Rome or history of the world

Early Life and Childhood

• Born on September 23, 63 B.C with name of Gaius Octavius.

• Adopted by Julius Caesar• Birthplace is Rome, Roman Republic.

Death

• He died August 19th 14 A.D (age 75)• Place of death-Nola, Italia,Roman Empire.• Buried- Mausoleum of Augustus, Caesar,

Rome.

Time Line• 63: Octavian born September 23rd at Rome to Gaius Octavius and Atia, niece of Julius Caesar • 53: Crassus defeated and killed by the Parthians at Carrhae • 50: Octavian delivers the funeral oration for his grandmother Julia • 49: Caesar crosses the Rubicon in Italy, precipitating civil war; Pompey and the Senate flee to Greece • 48:

– Battle of Pharsalus: Caesar victorious; Pompey murdered in Egypt – October 18: Octavian assumes the toga virilis and legally enters into manhood

• 45: Octavian campaigns (at 17) in Spain with Julius Caesar: Battle of Munda • 44:

– March 15: assassination of Caesar; Caesar’s will names Octavian as principal heir and adopted son – Early May: meets with Antony in Rome and attempts to collect his legacy from Antony (who has seized Caesarʹs papers and fortune).

• 43: – April 14: Battle at Forum Gallorum (Octavian defeats Antony) – April 14 27: Octavian, invested with propraetorian ‐ imperium, leads legions in Battle at Mutina, along with consuls Hirtius and Pansa – April 21: Antony defeated at Mutina – May 24: Antony and Lepidus join forces – August 19: Octavian and his cousin (Caesarʹs nephew) Quintus Pedius become suffect consuls; Octavian recognized as Julius Caesarʹs adoptive son under

name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus – October: Octavian meets with Antony and Lepidus near Bononia and form the Second Triumvirate (triumviri, or “three men”) – November 27: Second Triumvirate legislated at Rome, for 5 years via the lex Titia. Beginning of the proscriptions; the ancient sources provide figures for

the numbers who were executed and whose property was seized: • o 130+ senators (Livy) • o 200 senators + 2000 equites (Appian) • o 300 senators + 3000 equites (Plutarch) • o Only one ex consul known (Cicero), out of nearly 100 known names ‐

Interesting facts

• When Octavius was young when he came into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC.

• Augustus’s reorganization of the provincial Roman system created a stable environment for collecting the taxes and the administrating government throughout the empire.

Character Traits and Accomplishments and Achievements

Character Traits With Examples

• Brave-because he always fought in wars.

• Grateful-because he was never selfish for not getting stuff.

• Confident-because he did many things for many people and he never messes up on anything.

Accomplishments and Achievements

• A Accomplishment would be that he fought in the war.

• A Achievement would be that he helped many people that needed help.

Family Tree

• Mother- Atia Balba Caesonia• Father- Gaius Octavius• Never Married and never had kids• Great Uncle- Julius Caesar

EU’S

Did they use or abuse power?• They Abused power

because they made people fight in the war and they stabbed Julius Caesar 23 times and he bleed to death.

Contributions to Rome or history of the world?

Biography

• www.google.com/imigas

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