Roman emperor Augustus minted coins featuring his astrological sign, Capricorn, and distributed them across the empire to flex his divine right to rule and convince the public he was destined for greatness.

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Roman emperor Augustus minted coins featuring his astrological sign, Capricorn, and distributed them across the empire to flex his divine right to rule and convince the public he was destined for greatness. The hilarious part is that Augustus was actually born in September, making him a Libra or Virgo, but he chose Capricorn because the astrologer he consulted said it was the sign of a serious, highly successful world conqueror. He literally just stole a cooler zodiac sign because his real one did not test well with focus groups, pulling the ancient equivalent of lying on a dating profile to seem more interesting. This proves that changing your entire birth chart for aesthetic purposes has a rich historical precedent, and you should feel completely free to identify as a Leo if your actual sign is cramping your style