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)
Augustus in American English1
(ɔˈgʌstəs; əˈgʌstəs)
noun
a masculine name: dim. Gus; fem. Augusta; equiv. Fr. Auguste, Ger. August, It. Augusto
Word origin
L, August
Augustus in American English2
(ɔˈgʌstəs; əˈgʌstəs)
(Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) 63 b.c.- a.d. 14; 1st Rom. emperor (27 b.c.- a.d. 14): grandnephew of Julius Caesar