How do you use Augustus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like octavian or statesman, plus the exact meaning.
Augustus in a sentence
Augustus meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Augustus
Using Augustus
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: gaius octavianus, octavian, statesman, solon.
- In the example corpus, augustus often appears in combinations such as: of augustus, augustus and, by augustus.
Context around Augustus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Augustus
- In this selection, "augustus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, labicana, maximus, filius, himself, appeared and pistol stand out and add context to how "augustus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include augustus and augustus or less and consulship of augustus and augustus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "augustus" sits close to words such as adjusting, condemn and defamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with augustus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Death of Augustus II Augustus II died on February 1, 1733. (11 words)
Moreover, he was also Augustus' step-grandson due to the fact that his father was a stepson of Augustus. (19 words)
By Augustus' request, Tiberius adopted his nephew Germanicus, son of his late brother Drusus and biological great-nephew of Augustus through his mother. (23 words)
Augustus banished his grandson Postumus Agrippa, who was adopted after the death of his brothers, to the small island of Planasia (around AD 6 or 7) where he was later executed, and Tiberius was recalled to Rome and officially adopted by Augustus. (42 words)
Augustus appeared to pull a card from his wallet that resembles a state-issued firearm license but the police chose not to enhance that frame in the released video; they enhanced a close-up of Augustus’ pistol. (37 words)
Augustus brought a far greater portion of the Empire's expanded land base under consistent, direct taxation from Rome, instead of exacting varying, intermittent, and somewhat arbitrary tributes from each local province as Augustus' predecessors had done. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bunson (1994), 427. The Via Labicana Augustus —Augustus as Pontifex Maximus Augustus was granted sole imperium within the city of Rome itself, in addition to being granted proconsular imperium maius and tribunician authority for life.
Augustus appeared to pull a card from his wallet that resembles a state-issued firearm license but the police chose not to enhance that frame in the released video; they enhanced a close-up of Augustus’ pistol.
Police spokesman said on Sunday they wanted to show that Augustus was packing a semi-automatic handgun in its holster with two bullet magazines tucked into Augustus’ waist.
Although the republic stood in name, contemporaries of Augustus knew it was just a veil and that Augustus had all meaningful authority in Rome.
Although Virgil's patron Maecenas was obviously not Augustus himself, he was still a high figure within Augustus' administration and could have personally benefitted from representing Aeneas in a positive light.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less frequently, year 1133 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less frequently, year 1146 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less frequently, year 1149 Ab urbe condita ).
Augustus banished his grandson Postumus Agrippa, who was adopted after the death of his brothers, to the small island of Planasia (around AD 6 or 7) where he was later executed, and Tiberius was recalled to Rome and officially adopted by Augustus.
Augustus brought a far greater portion of the Empire's expanded land base under consistent, direct taxation from Rome, instead of exacting varying, intermittent, and somewhat arbitrary tributes from each local province as Augustus' predecessors had done.
Augustus (Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus), as Caesar's adopted son and heir, discarded the family name of his natural father and initially renamed himself "Gaius Julius Caesar" after his adoptive father.
But Crassus was denied the honour by Augustus on the technicality that he was not commander-in-chief of Roman forces at the time, a position claimed by Augustus himself.
By Augustus' request, Tiberius adopted his nephew Germanicus, son of his late brother Drusus and biological great-nephew of Augustus through his mother.
Death of Augustus II Augustus II died on February 1, 1733.
During his reign, Claudius revived the rumor that his father Drusus was actually the illegitimate son of Augustus, to give the appearance that Augustus was Claudius' paternal grandfather.
He rudely demanded to know why Augustus had turned up to a trial to which he had not been called; Augustus replied that he came in the public interest.
However, Augustus handed over to his co-consul Piso all of his official documents, an account of public finances, and authority over listed troops in the provinces while Augustus' supposedly favored nephew Marcellus came away empty-handed.
Later Roman Emperors were generally limited to the powers and titles originally granted to Augustus, though often newly appointed Emperors would decline one or more of the honorifics given to Augustus in order to display humility.
Latin velocius quam asparagi conquantur (or celerius quam asparagi cocuntur), ascribed to Augustus by Suetonius (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Book 2 (Augustus), para. 87).
Moreover, he was also Augustus' step-grandson due to the fact that his father was a stepson of Augustus.
Common combinations with augustus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of augustus 49×
- augustus and 37×
- by augustus 10×
- augustus was 9×
- and augustus 9×
- to augustus 8×
- fort augustus 8×
- caesar augustus 7×
- augustus in 6×
- frederick augustus 6×