Exactly two thousand years ago on August 19th 14 AD, the first Roman emperor, Augustus, died.
Augustus, like Princeps, was a title he gained in 27 BC, after he defeated Cleopatra and Mark Anthony (see Shakespeare for proper historical treatment of that topic).
He was born Gaius Octavius, a son of the Roman family Octavii, but was adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar, his great uncle, as his heir.
After decades of unrest, he estblished the Pax Romana, which lasted over 200 years. Of course, he did this by
