Noun: Augustus o'gús-tus
- Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
- Gaius Octavianus, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Octavian
Type of: Emperor of Rome, national leader, Roman Emperor, statesperson
Encyclopedia: Augustus, George