Augustus (, September 23, 63 BC – August 19, 14 AD ) was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

Though he quickly dropped " Octavianus " from his name and his contemporaries referred to him as " Caesar " during this period, historians refer to him as Octavian between 44 BC and 27 BC.

* In 27 BC, following his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman Senate voted him new titles, officially becoming Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus.

It is the events of 27 BC from which he obtained his traditional name of Augustus, which historians use in reference from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

However, despite the fact that he never officially bore the name Octavianus, to save confusing the dead dictator with his heir, historians often refer to the new Caesar — between his adoption and his assumption, in 27 BC, of the name Augustus — as Octavian.

He was said to have been born in c. 525 BC in Eleusis, a small town about 27 kilometers northwest of Athens, which is nestled in the fertile valleys of western Attica, though the date is most likely based on counting back forty years from his first victory in the Great Dionysia.

The Roman province by that name had been on hiatus from 27 BC and re-established by Emperor Vespasian only in 72 AD.

** Emperor Ai of Han ( 27 BC – 1 BC )

* 116 – 27 BC: Marcus Terentius Varro's Lingua Latina X ( II, par.

Finally, although Dio states that Crassus was voted a Triumph in Rome by the Senate, there is no evidence in inscriptions of that year ( 27 BC ) that it was actually celebrated.

Augustus, the first Emperor ( r. 27 BC – AD 14 ), had nominally shared power with his colleagues, and more formal offices of co-Emperor had existed from Marcus Aurelius ( r. 161 – 80 ) on.

* 27 BC: Establishment of the Roman Empire under Octavian.

Augustus planned invasions in 34, 27 and 25 BC, but circumstances were never favourable, and the relationship between Britain and Rome settled into one of diplomacy and trade.

On his way to Pontus, Caesar visited from 27 to 29 May 47 BC, ( 25 – 27 May < sup > greg .</ sup >) Tarsus, where he met enthusiastic support, but where, according to Cicero, Cassius was planning to kill him at this point.

* 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.

The Julio-Claudian dynasty normally refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula ( also known as Gaius ), Claudius, and Nero, or the family to which they belonged ; they ruled the Roman Empire from its formation, in the second half of the 1st century ( 44 / 31 / 27 ) BC, until AD 68, when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide.

# Augustus ( 27 BC – AD 14 )

The emperor Augustus took a personal interest in the literary works produced during his years of power from 27 BC to AD 14.

In the following years, Octavian, who was known as Augustus after 27 BC, managed to accumulate in his person all administrative, political, and military offices.

The city was renamed Colonia Iulia Philippensis, and then Colonia Augusta Iulia Philippensis after January, 27 BC, when Octavian received the title Augustus from the Roman Senate.

* 27 BC: The Roman Senate votes Octavian the title of Augustus.

Following Caesar's murder, Octavian assumed permanent title of imperator and inaugurated his well prepared principate under the name Augustus in 27 BCE.

With the complete defeat of Antony and the marginalisation of Lepidus, Octavian, having restyled himself " Augustus " in 27 BC, remained as the sole master of the Roman world, and proceeded to establish the Principate as the first Roman " emperor ".

After Mark Antony's suicide following the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Octavian had removed all obstacles to his power and henceforth ruled as Emperor, from 27 BC on, under the honorary title Augustus.

In 27 BC, Octavian appeared before the Senate and offered to retire from active politics and government ; the Senate not only requested he remain, but increased his powers and made them lifelong, awarding him the title of Augustus ( the elevated or divine one, somewhat less than a god but approaching divinity ).

In concert with Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus and Octavian, Hirtius compelled Antony to retire but in the fighting was slain ( around 25 April or 27 April ).

* 27 BC – End of the Republic, beginning of the Roman Empire: Octavian is now called Augustus Caesar and becomes the sole ruler of Rome

For political and personal reasons Octavian chose to emphasise his relationship with Caesar by styling himself simply " Imperator Caesar " ( whereto the Roman Senate added the honorific Augustus, " Majestic " or " Venerable ", in 27 BC ), without any of the other elements of his full name.

In 27 BC, Octavian implemented an Empire-wide administrative reform.

* 27 BC E, Octavian becomes Emperor under the name of Caesar Augustus, Begin of Julio-Claudian dynasty, Begin of the Principate, End of the Roman Republic, Octavian creates the Praetorian Guard, Construction of the Pantheon begins.

The title, in full, princeps senatus / princeps civitatis ( first amongst the senators, viz., amongst the citizens ), was first adopted by Octavian Caesar Augustus ( 27 BC-AD 14 ), the first Roman ' Emperor ', who chose – like the assassinated dictator Julius Caesar – not to reintroduce a legal monarchy.

Octavian emerged from a series of civil wars as the sole master of the Roman world, and in January 27 BC was appointed princeps senatus and given the cognomen " Augustus " ( Latin, " Majestic " or " Venerable "); henceforth he styled himself " Imperator Caesar Augustus ".

In 27 BC they returned to Rome, and Octavian was given the title of Augustus.

The Lex Titia was a Roman law passed on November 27, 43 BC, that legalized the Second Triumvirate of Octavian, Marc Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

At the time of Julia's birth, Augustus had not yet received the title " Augustus " and was known as Octavian until 27 BC, when Julia was 12.

The queen agreed on December 17, a warrant was signed on January 27, and the Exchequer paid Quiney his expenses on February 27, 1598/9.

The terminal hospital admission on June 27, 1959, was necessitated by continued weakness and debility complicated by urinary retention and painful thrombosed hemorrhoids.

In Chicago, some time ago, Mr. H., age 27, a diabetic since he was six, stopped using insulin because he had bought a `` magic spike '' -- a glass tube about the size of a pencil filled with barium chloride worth a small fraction of a cent -- sold by the Vrilium Company of Chicago for $306 as a cure-all.

This circular edifice, constructed by Agrippa in B.C. 27, was rebuilt in its present shape by the Emperor Hadrian.

Hengesbach, who has been living on welfare recently, said he hopes to rebuild the farm which was settled by his grandfather in Westphalia, 27 miles southwest of here.

At the 29th ceremony, held on March 27, 1957, the Best Foreign Language Film category was introduced.

" On July 27, 1868, the day before the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, U. S. Congress declared in the preamble of the Expatriation Act that " the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ," and ( Section I ) one of " the fundamental principles of this government " ( United States Revised Statutes, sec.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz ( December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910 ), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer.

He died at the age of 27 in 1291, and was buried in Franciscan convent at Barcelona ; since 1852 his remains are buried in Barcelona Cathedral.

Alfonso the Magnanimous KG ( also Alphonso ; ; 1396 – 27 June 1458 ) was the King of Aragon ( as Alfonso V ), Valencia ( as Alfonso III ), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica ( as Alfonso II ), and Sicily and Count of Barcelona ( as Alfonso IV ) from 1416 and King of Naples ( as Alfonso I ) from 1442 until his death.

Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe ( September 27, 1818 – November 25, 1884 ) was a German chemist.

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops, a day commemorated around the world as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Athens's empire was not very stable, and only 27 years of war with the Spartans, aided by the Persians and internal strife, were able to defeat it.

Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol ( December 8, 1861 – September 27, 1944 ) was a French Catalan sculptor, painter, and printmaker.

He was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 27 February 2003.

On 27 December 1797, the last Tagsatzung of the Old Swiss Confederacy was held in Aarau.

However, it was recovered on 27 August 1922, a key moment in the great Turkish counter-attack in the Aegean region.

Anders Celsius ( 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744 ) was a Swedish astronomer.

Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden on 27 November 1701.

He was interviewed live on Person to Person on November 27, 1959 by host Charles Collingwood.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 8 % under the age of 18, 8. 9 % from 18 to 24, 28. 0 % from 25 to 44, 19. 5 % from 45 to 64, and 15. 9 % who were 65 years of age or older.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 8 % under the age of 18, 9. 4 % from 18 to 24, 31. 4 % from 25 to 44, 19. 3 % from 45 to 64, and 12. 1 % who were 65 years of age or older.