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Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE) was the first Roman Emperor, from 27 BCE to 14 CE.

Biography

Augustus was the founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, followed by Tiberius.

Augustus and the Jews

Augustus continued the friendly policy of his uncle, Julius Caesar, toward the Jews. He showed his sympathy by sending gifts to the Jerusalem Temple and by causing the daily sacrifice to be offered up in his name. He renewed the edicts granting freedom of worship, and protecting Jewish religious practice.

In Judea Augustus supported the Herodian dynasty. King Herod the Great proved to be a loyal ally of the Emperor and after him named the cities of Sebaste and Caesarea Maritima. When Herod died in 4 BCE, his kingdom was divided among three of his sons--Herod Archelaus (etnarch of Judea), Herod Antipas (tetrarch of Galilee and Perea), and Herod Philip (tetrarch).

In 6 CE, Herod Archelaus was deposed and Judea became a Roman province. Augustus appointed the first three governors of the region--Coponius (6-9 CE), Marcus Ambivulus (9-12 CE), and Annus Rufus (12-15 CE).

Herod Antipas and Herod Philip continued the practice of dedicating their building projects to their patron.

Augustus in ancient sources

Later Christian tradition

According to a later Christian tradition, Augustus received the annunciation of the birth of Jesus by the Sybyl.

Augustus in ancient sources

Augustus in Scholarship

Augustus in Fiction

Related categories

• Roman Emperors (subject)

External links

• Wikipedia
• Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)