ALL meanings of augustus
Au·gus·tus
A a - noun augustus original name Gaius Octavianus; after his adoption by Julius Caesar (44 bc) known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. 63 bc–14 ad, Roman statesman, a member of the second triumvirate (43 bc). After defeating Mark Antony at Actium (31 bc), he became first emperor of Rome, adopting the title Augustus (27 bc) 3
- noun augustus a masculine name: dim. Gus; fem. Augusta; equiv. Fr. Auguste, Ger. August, It. Augusto 3
- noun augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) 63 b.c.- a.d. 14; 1st Rom. emperor (27 b.c.- a.d. 14): grandnephew of Julius Caesar 3
- noun augustus Also called Octavian (before 27 b.c.)(Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus; Augustus Caesar) 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar. 1
- noun augustus a title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after Octavianus. 1
- noun augustus a male given name. 1