Who was a better and more important ruler, Caesar or Augustus? I believe that Augustus was a better leader than Caesar because of the accomplishments he had and the ideas and morals he carried. Augustus was born in Rome on September 23rd, 63 B.C. He was born Gaius Octavius, yet when Julius Caesar who was his great uncle died and he became heir to the throne because in his will Caesar had adopted them. He changed his name to Augustus in 27 B.C. at the same time he became Rome's first emperor. Augustus decided that instead of naming himself to be a dictator, he would create the principate, which was a kind of monarchy where one emperor held control for life. Through his life Augustus had quite a few accomplishments, though expanding the empire of Rome, and reorganizing all aspects such and the military and the government, Augustus was able to provide a new era of prosperity. This era of prosperity turned out to be 200 years of Pax Romana (Roman Peace) which went on until A.D 180. Augustus also set out to make an empire that was strong AND safe.. He created an army of over 150,000 men that was permanent. In addition to this there was the Praetorian Guard, which was a force of 90,000 men which were all guarding the empire. Through Augustus' reign they conquered Spain, Gaul, and what is now present day Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. He took Rome and rebuilt it adding palaces, fountains and public buildings, the arts also flourished during this period. Augustus also had a kind streak, he fed the poor, he also reformed the legal system so that there were new rules for non-citizens. Augustus also created the proconsul or someone who governed each one of Rome's provinces, these replaced politicians. Augustus died in A.D 14 after ruling for 40 years. His influences on Rome though were not forgotten, and he was worshipped as if he was a god.
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