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By AD 13, Augustus boasted 21 occasions where his troops proclaimed "imperator" ("victorious commander") as his title after a successful battle. Almost the entire fourth chapter in his publicly released memoirs of achievements known as the Res Gestae is devoted to his military victories and honors. [200]

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With a Weapon and Ballistics Skill of 2+, he's an absolute beast on the battlefield, and his ability Tactical Precision (Aura) lets friendly [Chapter] Core units within 6" of him re-roll a wound roll of 1. Though we've seen a version of this model before, being able to equip him with gear he previously didn't have access to only raises the threat he poses on the battlefield. Strike Force Agastus - Brutalis Dreadnought Whether with talons or a punching fist, the Brutalis Dreadnought will turn your foes to mush. On Warhammer Community we’ve got more Seraphon reveals next week, a closer look at the raw might of the Brutalis Dreadnought, and a report from the latest Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game grand tournament. The Hammerfall Bunker is already armed with superfrag and superkrak missiles, so we know what they’re going to be like: superfrag fires 2d6 shots per round while superkrak is a Heavy 2, Strength 10 anti-tank weapon. Depending on points cost, these should be a terrifying addition to ranged Space Marines *cough* Iron Hands *cough*.

Augustus styled himself as Imperator Caesar divi filius, "Commander Caesar son of the deified one". With this title, he boasted his familial link to deified Julius Caesar, and the use of imperator signified a permanent link to the Roman tradition of victory. [h] He transformed Caesar, a cognomen for one branch of the Julian family, into a new family line that began with him. [139] The Arch of Augustus in Rimini (Ariminum), dedicated to Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC, one of the oldest surviving Roman triumphal arches The statue was found in the villa of Augustus’ wife Livia at Prima Porta, a few kilometres north of Rome. It depicts Augustus in an unusual way: equipped as a general, with bare feet, and one hand outstretched in a pose familiar from portraits of orators. The Augustus of Prima Porta, a marble statue probably made shortly after Augustus’ death. The statue features references to Augustus’ descent and his political achievements. The sum of his power derived first of all from various powers of office delegated to him by the Senate and people, secondly from his immense private fortune, and thirdly from numerous patron-client relationships he established with individuals and groups throughout the Empire. All of them taken together formed the basis of his auctoritas, which he himself emphasized as the foundation of his political actions. [126]

Gaius Octavius was born in Rome on 23 September 63BC. His paternal family was from the Volscian town of Velletri, approximately 40 kilometres (25mi) south-east of the city. [14] [15] He was born at Ox Head, a small property on the Palatine Hill, very close to the Roman Forum. In his childhood, he received the cognomen "Thurinus", possibly commemorating his father's victory at Thurii over a rebellious band of slaves which occurred a few years after his birth. [4] Suetonius wrote: "There are many indications that the Octavian family was in days of old a distinguished one at Velitrae; for not only was a street in the most frequented part of town long ago called Octavian, but an altar was shown there besides, consecrated by an Octavius. This man was leader in a war with a neighbouring town ..." [16] Augustus was granted the right to hang the corona civica (civic crown) above his door and to have laurels drape his doorposts. [133] However, he renounced flaunting insignia of power such as holding a scepter, wearing a diadem, or wearing the golden crown and purple toga of his predecessor Julius Caesar. [151] If he refused to symbolize his power by donning and bearing these items on his person, the Senate nonetheless awarded him with a golden shield displayed in the meeting hall of the Curia, bearing the inscription virtus, pietas, clementia, iustitia—"valor, piety, clemency, and justice." [133] [152] Second settlement Portraits of Augustus show the emperor with idealized features. Imperator Caesar. Octavian's early coins and inscriptions all refer to him simply as Gaius Caesar, but by 38 BC he had replaced "Gaius" with the victory title imperator ("commander"). [8] [9] Occasionally the epithet divi filius or divi Iuli(i) filius ("son of the divine Julius") was included, alluding to Julius Caesar's deification in 42 BC. [10] Augustus wanted to continue the expansion which his uncle had started, but he was also aware that his uncle's obsession with power was the reason he was assassinated. Instead of following Caesar's example and making himself dictator, Augustus founded the 'principate', a system which placed him as the head of state as an emperor but gave the senate some power and influence.