Augustan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).
Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.

/ɔːˈɡʌstən/ [ɔːˈɡʌstn̩] /ɔˈɡʌstən/

Augustan Aug. Augustian Augustin

From the Latin Augustānus, from Augustus, a Roman emperor who ruled a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta.

Golden Age

Augustan Age Augustanism post-Augustan pre-Augustan

Finnish: augustuslainen Finnish: Augustuksen aikainen German: augusteisch

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