Augustus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Augustus, i, m. [1 augustus].

I A surname of Octavius Caesar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov. F. 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor. 4, 12 fin. , Dio Cass. 53, 16: ἐξ οὗπερ καὶ Σεβαστὸν αὐτὸν καὶ ἑλληνίζοντές πως ὥσπερ τινὰ σεπτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ σεβάζεσθαι προσεῖπον), Hor. C. 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov. M. 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm. Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,

II Adj. : Augustus , a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor , Augustan , imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869: aures, id. P. 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10: postes, id. M. 1, 562: domus, id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv. 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta ) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18; Vell. 2, 126: cohors, Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.: marmor (in Egypt), Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4; Augusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: ficus, Macr. S. 2, 16.—But esp. Mensis Augustus, the month of August , named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin. , and Julius fin. ), Juv. 3, 9: Kalendae, Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.: Idus, Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors , Vop. Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial , royal. matrem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16

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