13h 2min, sep 21, 27 y BC - Octavian receives a new name and the Empire Expands
Description:
In 27 BC Octavian announced he was giving power to the Senate but then kept his power. The Senate then gave him the name Augustus meaning revered one. Rome's republic begins to end and the Empire begins.
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Date:
13h 2min, sep 21, 27 y BC
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~ 2053 years ago