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With opinion in Rome turning against him and his year of consular power nearing its end, Antony attempted to pass laws that would assign him the province of Cisalpine Gaul. [54] [55] Octavian meanwhile built up a private army in Italy by recruiting Caesarian veterans, and on 28 November he won over two of Antony's legions with the enticing offer of monetary gain. [56] [57] [58] Octavian could not rely on his limited funds to make a successful entry into the upper echelons of the Roman political hierarchy. [42] After a warm welcome by Caesar's soldiers at Brundisium, [43] Octavian demanded a portion of the funds that were allotted by Caesar for the intended war against the Parthian Empire in the Middle East. [42] This amounted to 700million sesterces stored at Brundisium, the staging ground in Italy for military operations in the east. [44] A later senatorial investigation into the disappearance of the public funds took no action against Octavian since he subsequently used that money to raise troops against the Senate's arch enemy Mark Antony. [43] Octavian made another bold move in 44BC when, without official permission, he appropriated the annual tribute that had been sent from Rome's Near Eastern province to Italy. [39] [45] His father died in 59BC when Octavius was four years old. [19] His mother married a former governor of Syria, Lucius Marcius Philippus. [20] [21] Philippus claimed descent from Alexander the Great and was elected consul in 56BC. Philippus never had much of an interest in young Octavius. Because of this, Octavius was raised by his grandmother, Julia, the sister of Julius Caesar. Julia died in 52 or 51BC, and Octavius delivered the funeral oration for his grandmother. [22] [23] [24] From this point, his mother and stepfather took a more active role in raising him. He donned the toga virilis ("toga of manhood") four years later [25] and was elected to the College of Pontiffs in 47BC. [26] [27] The following year he was put in charge of the Greek games that were staged in honor of the Temple of Venus Genetrix, built by Julius Caesar. [27] In Caesar’s will, Gaius Octavius had been named as his adopted son and heir. Together with Mark Antony, who had been a good and loyal friend of Caesar’s, and Marcus Lepidus, another close ally, he formed a triumvirate and vowed to defeat Caesar’s assassins. They remained united until they quashed their opponents at the Battle of Philippi (Greece) in 42 BC, after which the three ambitious men turned on each other. Lepidus was forced into exile. Mark Antony went to Egypt, where he famously cavorted with Queen Cleopatra, and was ultimately driven to suicide after their defeat at the hands of Octavian at the Sea-Battle of Actium in 31 BC. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire; he reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27BC until his death in AD14. [a] The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult as well as an era associated with imperial peace, the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta, in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict aside from expansionary wars and the Year of the Four Emperors. The Principate system of imperial rule established by Augustus lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.

Gaius Octavius was born into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gens Octavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir; as a result, he inherited Caesar's name, estate, and the loyalty of his legions. He, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar. Following their victory at the Battle of Philippi (42 BC), the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as de facto dictators. The Triumvirate was eventually torn apart by the competing ambitions of its members; Lepidus was exiled in 36 BC, and Antony was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. Antony and his wife Cleopatra, the Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, killed themselves during Octavian's invasion of Egypt, which then became a Roman province.In the late spring Augustus had a severe illness and on his supposed deathbed made arrangements that would ensure the continuation of the principate in some form, [154] [161] while allaying senators' suspicions of his anti-republicanism. Augustus prepared to hand down his signet ring to his favored general Agrippa. However, Augustus handed over to his co-consul Piso all of his official documents, an account of public finances, and authority over listed troops in the provinces while Augustus's supposedly favored nephew Marcellus came away empty-handed. [162] [163] This was a surprise to many who believed Augustus would have named an heir to his position as an unofficial emperor. [164] Strike Force Agastus is an Ultramarines strike force, that was given to the Primaris Lieutenant Lasandro Titus to lead. However, he has instead let his mentor and friend Brother Dreadnought, Agastus, have command of the strike force. [1a] History

Augustus was born Gaius Octavius (“Octavian”) in 63 BC. His maternal great-uncle was known other than the famous general Julius Caesar. Caesar himself, of course, was a central figure in the troubles that the Roman Republic experienced in the second half of the first century BC. He emerged victorious after a bloody civil war, and was appointed dictator. Imperator 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 ("commander"). [8] [9] Occasionally the epithet divi filius or divi Iuli(i) filius ("son of the divine Julius") was included, alluding to Julius Caesar's deification in 42 BC. [10] And this statue of Augustus is definitely a good example of a piece of material culture that was used as part of a social strategy. Examining the statue itself, its various figurative elements, and indeed the location where it was found give us a glimpse into the many possible uses and meanings of ancient Roman art. The emperor Augustus One of the key things that Augustus did to ensure his reign would be successful was to use art and architecture as propaganda. To celebrate his defeat of Caesar’s assassins, he contructed a temple to Mars Ultor (i.e. “Mars the Avenger”), which featured statues of Mars (the god of war), his paramour Venus (goddess of love), as well as a statue of the recently deified Julius Caesar himself.If you want him kept safe and sound by a squad of Intercessors , there’s a choice of master-crafted stalker, auto, or standard bolt rifles to add some respectable firepower to your battleline. Where he really shines, however, is close combat. As well as the classic master-crafted power sword – all present and correct – the Primaris Lieutenant can strap on a shiny new power fist for smashing truly stubborn problems. There were some who were concerned by the expansion of powers granted to Augustus by the second settlement, and this came to a head with the apparent conspiracy of Fannius Caepio. [172] [173] Some time prior to 1 September 22 BC, a certain Castricius provided Augustus with information about a conspiracy led by Fannius Caepio. [187] [188] Murena, the outspoken consul who defended Primus in the Marcus Primus affair, was named among the conspirators. The conspirators were tried in absentia with Tiberius acting as prosecutor; the jury found them guilty, but it was not a unanimous verdict. [160] [189] All the accused were sentenced to death for treason and executed as soon as they were captured—without ever giving testimony in their defence. [190] [189] Augustus ensured that the façade of Republican government continued with an effective cover-up of the events. [189] Augustus passed away of natural causes at the age of 80. Upon his death, the people of Rome were in mourning. It was decided in the senate that his title, Augustus, would become the permanent title of the rulers of Rome. This law stayed for the next 400 years. On Warhammer+ this week, Strike Force Agastus is put through its paces in Battle Report against the Orks menacing the planet of Kolomar. It will be the first time you’ll be able to see the new Brutalis Dreadnought and Desolation Marines in combat, so you won’t want to miss it.