Augustan
adjUK /ɔːˈɡʌstən/ · US /ɔˈɡʌstən/
Etymology 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.
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Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).
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Literature, Media, Publishing Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
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Literature, Media, Publishing Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.
- Jonathan Swift was an Augustan writer.
- Derived terms
- Augustan Age, Augustanism, post-Augustan, pre-Augustan
- Related terms
- Golden Age