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27 BC

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s

Years: 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC

Events

January 16 - The Roman Senate votes Octavian the title of Augustus. He accepts this honor, having declined the alternative title of Romanus. He is known as Augustus afterwards.
Augustus, as consul, returns power to the Senate of Rome.

Births

Deaths

Marcus Terentius Varro, Roman scholar

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