Did Augustus try to call himself the king of Rome?
No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.No. Never. Calling oneself a king in ancient Rome was a very risky business considering the feelings of the Roman people about kings. Augustus always referred to himself as the "first citizen" or in Latin, "princeps" from which we get the term for the rule of the emperors which is the principate.