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Julio-Claudian Dynasty

The first Roman Imperial Dynasty was that of the Julio-Claudians. The family rose to prominence under Gaius Julius Caesar, but his adopted great-nephew, Augustus, would usher the Roman Republic into the era of Empire.

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