A Roman military unit mentioned in Acts 27:1 (King James Version). The Berean Standard Bible and other English versions use "Imperial Regiment" instead of "Augustus's Band."
A centurion (an officer in charge of about 100 soldiers) named Julius was a member of Augustus's Band. He was a commander who had custody of the apostle Paul on the way to Rome. The Greek word translated as “band” normally meant a Roman cohort (500 men) or force of two cohorts.
Some scholars assume that Julius was in command of that unit. It is unusual that an officer who normally commanded a century (100 men) would be in charge of 500 to 1,000 men. It is possible Julius was not in command of the whole unit. Or, it might not have been a regular cohort. It may have been a special group meant to send messages or act as guards.