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Augustus
A person of the New Testament era, first named at Luke 2:1.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe emperor whose decree that 'all the world should be registered' brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem.
Luke 2:1
Till Niermann — Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyCaesar Augustus is among the best-documented figures of antiquity — his own Res Gestae, and countless coins, statues and inscriptions, survive.
Res Gestae Divi Augusti, preserved principally in the Monumentum Ancyranum (Temple of Rome and Augustus, Ankara); ed. P. A. Brunt & J. M. Moore (Oxford University Press, 1967); with imperial coinage and the Prima Porta statue (Vatican Museums)