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Rome's first and greatest emperor, Augustus ushered in the Augustan Age and the glory that was Rome. Known as Octavian as a young man, he defeated the assassins of Julius Caesar at the Battle of Philippi, bested his rival Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium, and then seized power from the Senate for himself.Fiona Forsyth is the author of 'Augustus: The First Emperor (Cutting Edge (Watson-Guptill Hardcover))', published 2003 under ISBN 9780823935888 and ISBN 0823935884.
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