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| Reference | RPC I 2278 | | Obverse | CAESAR AVGVSTVS | | reverse | DIVVS IVLIV[S] (DIVINE JULIUS) Battle of Philippi and division of territory | Bronze 17mm (2.70 grams) of Lampsakos in Mysia
It is the events of 27 BC from which he obtained his traditional name of Augustus, which historians use in reference from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD
A statue of Augustus as a younger Octavian, dated ca. 30 BC
A denarius minted c. 18 BC
[206] With Rome's civil wars at an end, Augustus was also able to create a standing army for the Roman Empire, fixed at a size of 28 legions of about 170,000 soldiers
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