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It was named after a Roman emperor Augustus

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It was named (actually renamed) in honor of Augustus in 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power occurred then.

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No one named him Augustus, his birth name is Gaius Ceaser. Augustus changed name when he became emperor

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Caesar Augustus

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Julius Augustus.

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