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It was a title he selected for himself meaning Veneralle. He was desperate to avoid anything connected wit Dictatorship/kingship which had brought out the knives against Julius Caesar. He also called himself Princeps (First Citizen).

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The title of Augustus was given to Octavian as an honor to him by the Roman senate. It was a title of religious nature, rather than political. It was derived from the verb augere (to increase/augment) and is usually translated as venerable or illustrious. Octavian took up Julius Caesar's precedent of having titles bestowed on him by the senate, which had been unprecedented in the Roman Republic. It was a way of demonstrating his (and previously Caesar's) great power over the senate. Other titles he was given were Pater Partriae (father of the nation) and Princeps (first head/man/citizen. Octavian turned the title of Augustus into his cognomen (name of the clan branch)

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Octavian did not really change his name, himself. Caesar was his family name by adoption and Augustus was a title confirmed to him by the senate after he took it himself. He was still Gaius Octavius Caesar.

The title means "august", "noble", "magnificent". It was awarded because of his triumph over Marc Antony, which made Egypt a Roman province. It became the word commonly used to refer to him.

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Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

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Yes, he was known as Octavian until he became emperor. That is when he adopted the name Augustus.

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Augustus was not a name, it was a title. The title was given to Octavian by the senate.

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