Question: is augustus and octavian the same person?
Answer: Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on 23 September 63 BC in Rome. In 43 BC his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated and in his will, Octavius, known as Octavian, was named as his heir. ... His powers were hidden behind constitutional forms, and he took the name Augustus meaning 'lofty' or 'serene'.