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Choose any of the Roman emperors, and write a biographical sketch explaining what you see as his most notable actions and character traits that impacted Western civilization.

A biographical sketch is shorter and more specific than a typical biography of a person's character, life, and achievements. It should provide readers with your insights into the person's character and give people what you consider to be significant information about a historical figure.

Choose one interesting experience that illustrates the main point that you want to make about that person's life.

Use the following guidelines to help decide on your thesis:

 Ask yourself about how the historical figure was shaped by his time period and environment.
 Ask yourself how the historical figure impacted the lives of the people around him, the general public, and future generations.
 Figure out which of the figure's achievements and life experiences you may want to emphasize. Figure out which quality of the person you would most like to emphasize, and make sure the facts you present support it.
 Find the perfect anecdote to demonstrate the qualities of the person you would most like to show.

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The response provides you a biographical sketch and character traits of a Roman Emperor. It also gives you the relevant references.

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Even though there are several Roman Emperors of repute there is none that can match the personality and achievements of Augustus, the founder of the Roman emperor. His character and the reason for his eminence are given below.

The reign of Augustus was 41 years and started from 27BC and ended in 14 AD. He was born Octavian and was named Augustus by the senate to honor him for his achievements. His contribution to Western civilization was the creation of a new constitution for the Roman Empire. Further, his achievement includes the ...

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