In 27 B.C. Octavian became the first Roman emperor & took this name that means "exalted"
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30 BC, the proconsuls or governors of the provinces had increasingly become... [DOC] [TLE] History of Rome [PAR] Historians usually date the beginning of the Roman Empire from 27 BC when the 
Roman Senate gave Gaius Octavius the name Augustus and he became the... [DOC] [TLE] Rome Becomes an Empire - 6th Grade Social Studies [PAR] Caesar first saw military action in Asia Minorpart of present-day Turkeyand 
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