Augustus Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Creation of "Italia"=== [[Roman Italy]] was established by Augustus in 7 BC with the Latin name "Italia". This was the first time that the [[Italian peninsula]] was united administratively and politically under the same name. Due to this act, Augustus was called the ''Father of Italy'' by Italian historians such as G. Giannelli.<ref>G. Giannelli (1965). ''Trattato di storia romana''. '''1'''. L'Italia antica e la Repubblica romana.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page