Augustan is an
adjective
In linguistics, an adjective (abbreviated ) is a word that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun.
Traditionally, adjectives were considered one of the ma ...
which means pertaining to
Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...
or
Augusta. It can refer to:
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Augustan Age (disambiguation)
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Augustan literature (ancient Rome)
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Augustan prose
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Augustan poetry
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Augustan Reprint Society
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Augustan literature
Augustan literature (sometimes referred to misleadingly as Georgian literature) is a style of British literature produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II in the first half of the 18th century and ending in the 17 ...
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Augustan History
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Augustan drama
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Augustan Society
*A current or former resident of
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Georgi ...
See also
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Legio I Augusta or First Augustan Legion
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Legio II Augusta
Legio II Augusta ( Second Legion "Augustus'") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that was founded during the late Roman republic. Its emblems were the Capricornus, Pegasus, and Mars. It may have taken the name "''Augusta''" from a victory ...
or Second Augustan Legion
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Legio III Augusta
("Third Augustan Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. Its origin may have been the Republican 3rd Legion which served the general Pompey during his civil war against Gaius Julius Caesar (49–45 BC). It supported the general Oct ...
or Third Augustan Legion
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Gemma Augustea
The ''Gemma Augustea'' (Latin, ''Gem of Augustus'') is an ancient Roman low-relief cameo engraved gem cut from a double-layered Arabian onyx stone. It is commonly agreed that the gem cutter who created it was either Dioscurides or one of his discip ...
or Augustan jewel
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Arch of Augustus (disambiguation) The Arch of Augustus may mean the triumphal arch of Augustus at any of the following sites:
* Arch of Augustus (Aosta)
* Arch of Augustus (Fano)
*Arch of Augustus (Rimini)
* Arch of Augustus, Rome
*Arch of Augustus (Susa)
The Arch of Augustus is a ...
or Augustan Arch
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Closed couplet or Augustan couplet
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Heroic couplet
A heroic couplet is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used in epic and narrative poetry, and consisting of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter. Use of the heroic couplet was pioneered by Geoffrey Chaucer in the ''Legend of ...
or Augustan heroic couplet
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Ara Pacis
The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, "Altar of Augustan Peace"; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of Peace. The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return o ...
or Altar of Augustan Peace
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Augsburg Confession or Augustan Confession
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