augustus
IPA: ɑgˈʌstʌs
Root Word: Augustus
noun
- The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar
- A male given name from Latin, risen in popularity since the 18th century.
Advertisement
Examples of "augustus" in Sentences
- Peter Augustus Jay and Manumission.
- The coins of Augustus are ubiquitous.
- See the Augustus entry for background.
- Labeo, a jurist in the time of Augustus.
- Augustus Caesar is at the top of the scale.
- Such iis the case with Augustus and Tiberius.
- But the king of the Marcomanni sent it to Augustus.
- Augustus Ferrara was the last person killed in the rampage.
- His funeral was stupendous, unmatched until that of Augustus in 1990.
- The epic does praise Augustus but never goes so far as to be chauvinistic.