63 B.C. -
14 A.D. 1st
Emperor (initially
Imperator) of
Rome (
31 B.C.-
37 A.D.). In
Robert Graves'
I, Claudius (acted by
Brian Blessed in the
BBC miniseries), he wants to restore the
Republic, rather than continue a
monarchy; but his second wife,
Livia, has other plans (she wants her son
Tiberius to succeed Augustus). As Emperor, he was
popular due to his support of
the arts and
public works such the famous
Roman roads. The
Senate renamed the month of
Sextilis in his honor (to
August).
Roman Emperors enumerated