Augustus, John the Baptist and Jesus

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The post Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization was the Roman Empire. It was characterized by a large area of territory such as the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Also, the Roman Empire was known for having an autocratic form of government. There are three important people in the history of the Roman Empire. The three people are Augustus, John the Baptist, and Jesus.
The first person is Augustus. On September 23, 63 BC, August was born as Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavian. Julius Caesar, Octavius great-uncle, was assassinated in 43 BC leaving Octavius as his heir. Instead of following Caesar’s example and making himself dictator, Octavian in 27 BC founded the principate, a system of monarchy headed by an emperor holding power for life( bbc history/historic_figures/augustus.shtml). He took the name Augustus because it means ‘lofty’ or ‘serene’. Augustus had complete control of the Roman state, and had the army under his command. Rome was transformed with wonderful buildings and Augustus was a patron to the leading poets of the day. He created an army fo...

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