Augustus Flashcards
(13 cards)
Horace, ‘a toast to Actium’ (imperator)
“with you in Caesar’s triumph”
Res gestae (relations between people)
“Five hundred thousand Roman citizens swore allegiance to me”
Res gestae (imperator)
“I freed the sea from pirates”
Res Gestae (administrative changes)
“I found Rome built of bricks and left her clothed in marble”
Suetonius (administrative changes)
“He organised a night-watch to guard against fires, located in a series of stations”
Tacitus (relations with people)
“Seduced the soldiery with gifts, the people with corn, and everyone with the delights of peace”
Triple triumphal arch (Senate)
“The senate and people of Rome” set up this
Seneca, on clemency (opposition)
“Lucius Cinna, a dull man, was plotting against him”
Tacitus (opposition)
“There was no-one to oppose him”
Res Gestae (religion)
“I restored eighty two temples”
32-29 BC denarius of pax
-coin that highlights peace through war
Horace (religion)
“Neglected gods have made many woes for sad Italy”
12 BC aureus
- religious implements
