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Augusta (Title first given to his wife)

a title first given to his wife Livia, after the death of Augustus, according to the will of the emperor. It was afterward conferred by Claudius on title of the mother, wife, sister, or daugh- D. 64). Eventually it became a common ter of an emperor.

D. 64). Eventually it became a common title of the mother, wife, sister, or daughter of an emperor.

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