Emperor And Senate (v similar to 'Augustus' set) Flashcards

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Restoring the Republic?

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Suet. Aug. 28. ‘Octavian thought twice and it, but decided against it’
Tac. Annals. 1.1 ‘he took everything, exhausted as it was by civil war, under his power, taking the title princeps

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Augustus’ rise to power - Tacitus

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‘He concentrated in himself the functions of the Senate, the magistrates and the law’ Annals. 1.2-3

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Augustus’ rise to power - Suetonius

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Created himself consul, tribune, supervised public morals

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Augustus’ rise to power according to himself

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Liberated the republic with an army he raised - rewarded with consular rank and imperium

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Augustus’ reforms to the senate

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Powers of assemblies went to senate
28 bc - Agrippa and himself conduct census which reduced number of senators to 800
9 bc onwards - annual list of senators
Senate formally elects emperor

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Problem with auctoritas

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27 bc - personal settlement - when Augustus dies, it dies with him

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