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Augustus

First Roman Emperor, 27 BCE to 14 CE

Ended the civil wars and founded the Roman Empire, ushering in two centuries of relative peace known as the Pax Romana.

Augustus sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly interventionist on interventionism and strongly nationalist on nation.

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Where Augustus sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Augustus

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People furthest from Augustus

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19401%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19801%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20061%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19212%

Political views closest to Augustus

MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.98%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…95%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…94%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…94%

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