... remained well-liked among the Roman people. 'Gaius Octavius'; Octavian's paternal family line, was well respected, but lacked nobility. Octavian started his career with this name, but preferred asociating himself with the Julian family line, 'Gens Julia'. He adopted the name 'C. Julius Caesar Octavius', or 'Divi Julili filius', meaning 'son of the divine Julius'. By taking advantage of the name Caesar, Octavian gained recognition as Julius Caesar's son, which was a judicious political move, gaining him the support of Caesar's former followers. In 27BC, Octavian was given the name Augustus by the Roman Senate. This name meant 'the exalted' or 'sacred', and 'augure' meant to increase, implying they felt Augustus would gain more territory for the Roman Empire. Through not deifying himself directly, Augustus had created part of his image, and made himself popular with his people. Suetonius says; 'He [Plancus] argued that Augustus was both a more honourable title, ...

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