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Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Achievements of the Divine Augustus) De Vita Sua (Of His Life) elogia

Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Achievements of the Divine Augustus) De Vita Sua (Of His Life) elogia. Below is a copy of the accomplishments of the deified Augustus by which he brought the whole world under the empire of the Roman people , and of

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Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Achievements of the Divine Augustus) De Vita Sua (Of His Life) elogia

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  1. Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Achievements of the Divine Augustus) De Vita Sua (Of His Life) elogia

  2. Below is a copy of the accomplishments of the deified Augustus by which he brought the whole world under the empire of the Roman people, and of the moneys expended by him on the state(res publica) and the Roman people, as inscribed on two bronze pillars set up in Rome. At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I liberated the Republic (res publica), which was oppressed by the tyranny of a faction. For which reason the senate, with honorific decrees, made me a member of its order in the consulship of Gaius Pansa and Aulus Hirtius, giving me at the same time consular rank in voting, and granted me the imperium. It ordered me as propraetor, together with the consuls, to see to it that the state (res publica) suffered no harm. Moreover, in the same year, when both consuls had fallen in war, the people elected me consul and a triumvir for the settlement of the commonwealth (res publica). 2. Those who assassinated my father I drove into exile, avenging their crime by due process of law; and afterwards when they waged war against the state (res publica), I conquered them twice on the battlefield.

  3. Res Gestae - Structure Introduction & Sections 1-2: Preface Part 1 (Sections 3-14): Honours gained and bestowed Part 2 (Sections 15-25): Numerical account Part 3 (Sections 26-33): Military and diplomatic triumphs Sections 34 and 35: Closing statement

  4. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus Born c. 70 AD in North Africa. Father was military tribune Worked briefly as lawyer, then in imperial offices. Eventually chief secretary to Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) Allegedly dismissed for indiscretions with (or perhaps offense to) empress Sabina Died c. 130 AD

  5. Suetonius wrote on wide range of subjects, including Roman year and calendar, names of seas, famous prostitutes and Greek and Roman games Wrote 5 volume book on lives of intellectuals: Lives of Illustrious Men Best known for De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars/The Twelve Caesars), starts with Julius Caesar and ends with Domitian (r. 81-96 AD)

  6. Structure of Suetonius’ biography of Augustus The Youth of Gaius Octavius (brief biography) 2. The Wars of Augustus 3. Honours and Offices of Augustus 4. Accomplishments of Augustus 5. Personality and Private Life of Augustus 6. Death and Deification of Augustus

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