when did caesar augustus become the roman emperor?
Augustus (Latin: ImperÄtor Caesar DÄ«vÄ« FÄ«lius Augustus; 23 September 63 BC â 19 August 14 AD) was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was born Gaius Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian Octavii family.