Which empire did Augustus rule as its first emperor?
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The Roman Empire
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, transformed the Roman Republic into a powerful empire after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra. His long reign initiated a 200-year period of relative peace and stability known as the Pax Romana. He famously boasted that he found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
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