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Augustus (63 BC–AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors. Augustus' most visible impact on everyday culture is the eighth month of the year, which was renamed in Augustus' honor in 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, occurred during this month.〔Macrobius, ''Saturnalia'' (1.12.35 ).〕 ==Literature== * Augustus in mentioned in the Gospel of Luke 2:1 *Allan Massie's 1986 novel ''Augustus'' purported to be an autobiography of the Roman emperor. *Augustus was a central character in the DC Comics graphic novel ''The Sandman'' installment #30, titled "August". *A bust of Augustus has an important role in ''The Mystery of the Fiery Eye'' of the ''The Three Investigators'' series. *Augustus is an example in an important speech in Kurt Vonnegut's book ''God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater''. *John Edward Williams wrote a novel titled ''Augustus'' which won the 1973 National Book Award. *Augustus is a notable supporting character in William Shakespeare's plays ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Antony and Cleopatra'', called ''Octavius'' and ''Caesar'' respectively. * The historical fiction novel I, Claudius by Robert Graves has Augustus play a central role. Augustus is depicted as being a well-meaning ruler, who genuinely desires to retire from his status as Emperor and restore the Republic, but is driven by Livia into not doing so. Towards the end of Augustus life Augustus recognizes the sins of Livia and attempts to stave her off and declare Postumus Agrippa his heir, leading Livia to poison Augustus. Augustus deals with numerous heartbreaks, the greatest is his banishment of his daughter Julia for her numerous adulteries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cultural depictions of Augustus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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