1. Caesar Augustus -- Virgil.org An annotated guide to online resources on the life and works of augustus caesar. http://www.virgil.org/augustus/

search virgil bibliography eclogues vitae ... courses Head of Augustus Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) Caesar Augustus An Annotated Guide to Online Resources 1 September 2001 Primary Sources Ancient biographies, historical accounts, contemporary testimonies. Includes the text of the Res gestae in Latin and English, along with the vitae of Suetonius and Nicolaus of Damascus. Ancient accounts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Chronologies of Augustus's life, illnesses, legislation, and responsibilities; building projects in the period; and conspiracies against the emperor. Information on Augustus's mausoleum complex. Genealogies of the Julio-Claudian line. Images from statuary and coin. Contemporary historiography, introductions to the sources, and a fictional reconstruction of Augustus' lost memoir. See also... Julius Caesar A companion to the Caesar Augustus pages: primary sources, background and images, modern essays and historical fiction. Search Amazon.com for books on: Amazon UK Amazon Canada Please send comments to David Wilson-Okamura at david@virgil.org

2. Lecture 12: Augustus Caesar And The Pax Romana Study of Augustus' reforms after his victory at Actium in 31 B.C. and their impact on creating the Pax Romana. From The History Guide site. http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture12b.html

Lecture 12 Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana On the morning of March 15, 44 B.C., JULIUS CAESAR was assassinated by several members of the Roman Senate. This was just one month after he had declared himself dictator of the Roman world. In the wake of his death, three men moved forward to form a new triumvirate which would punish Caesar's assassins and then divide up the Roman world. The members of this triumvirate consisted of Marc Antony (consul), Lepidus (high official), and Octavian (the grand nephew of Caesar). Up to the year 37 B.C., there was relative peace in the Roman world. Brutus and Cassius were defeated in the Battle of Philippi (42 B.C.) and Cicero, perhaps the greatest thinker in the Roman world, had his hands and head cut off and placed in public display in the Forum. These three men headed a republican faction against Caesar for the simple reason that Caesar had claimed absolute power for himself. But in 37 B.C., stability appeared to disintegrate. Antony had married Octavian's sister but had also formed some sort of marriage contract with Cleopatra . In 31 B.C., Antony and Cleopatra's navy was beaten by Octavian's forces at Actium. Antony fled to Alexandria where Octavian eventually followed. Antony committed suicide while Cleopatra took the asp.

3. Augustus - Julio-Claudian Emperor Of Rome Octavian Octavius Links to articles and further information on biography, political life, and legacy of Caesar Augustus. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/augustus/

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4. Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius  (c.69-after 122 CE): The Divine Augustus Suetonius' nearcontemporary history of Octavian, later augustus caesar. In English; from Ancient History Sourcebook. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-augustus.html

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius (c.69-after 122 CE) The Divine Augustus 1. That the family of the Octavii was of the first distinction in Velitrae, is rendered evident by many circumstances. For in the most frequented part of the town there was, not long since, a street named the Octavian; and an altar was to be seen, consecrated to one Octavius, who being chosen general in a war with some neighbouring people, the enemy making a sudden attack, while he was sacrificing to Mars, he immediately snatched the entrails of the victim from off the fire, and offered them half raw upon the altar; after which, marching out to battle, he returned victorious. This incident gave rise to a law, by which it was enacted, that in all future times the entrails should be offered to Mars in the same manner; and the rest of the victim be carried to the Octavii. 5. Augustus was born in the consulship of Marcus Tullius Cicero and Gaius Antonius [63 BCE], upon the ninth of the calends of October [the 23rd September], a little before sunrise, in the quarter of the Palatine Hill, and the street called The Ox-Heads, where now stands a chapel dedicated to him, and built a little after his death. For, as it is recorded in the proceedings of the senate, Gaius Laetorius, a young man of a patrician family, in pleading before the senators for a lighter sentence, upon his being convicted of adultery, alleged, besides his youth and quality, that he was the possessor, and as it were the guardian, of the ground which the Divine Augustus first touched upon his coming into the world; and entreated that he might find favour, for the sake of that deity, who was in a peculiar manner his; an act of the senate was passed, for the consecration of that part of his house in which Augustus was born.

5. Augustus Caesar | First Roman Emperor Back to Resources Menu. Books About Augustus. augustus caesar's World Author GenevieveFoster A slice of history measured by the lifetime of augustus caesar. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/augustus.html

Resources Menu Categorical Index Library Gallery Augustus First Roman Emperor 63 B.C. - 14 C.E. He subjected the whole wide earth to the rule of the Roman people The Deeds of the Divine Augustus Emperor Augustus of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar . In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir. Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he able to achieve power in Rome. At the time of Caesar's assassination, Octavian had no official power. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul, was he established as a power to be reckoned with. In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius ( Marc Antony In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian's sister, and later deserted her for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide. In 27 B.C., the Roman Senate granted Octavian the name

6. Caesar Augustus -- Virgil.org An annotated guide to online resources on the life and works of augustus caesar.Category Arts Classical Studies Roman Caesar Augustus......Head of Augustus Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna). Caesar AugustusAn Annotated Guide to Online Resources 1 September 2001 Primary http://virgil.org/augustus/

search virgil bibliography eclogues vitae ... courses Head of Augustus Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) Caesar Augustus An Annotated Guide to Online Resources 1 September 2001 Primary Sources Ancient biographies, historical accounts, contemporary testimonies. Includes the text of the Res gestae in Latin and English, along with the vitae of Suetonius and Nicolaus of Damascus. Ancient accounts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Chronologies of Augustus's life, illnesses, legislation, and responsibilities; building projects in the period; and conspiracies against the emperor. Information on Augustus's mausoleum complex. Genealogies of the Julio-Claudian line. Images from statuary and coin. Contemporary historiography, introductions to the sources, and a fictional reconstruction of Augustus' lost memoir. See also... Julius Caesar A companion to the Caesar Augustus pages: primary sources, background and images, modern essays and historical fiction. Search Amazon.com for books on: Amazon UK Amazon Canada Please send comments to David Wilson-Okamura at david@virgil.org

7. Augustus Caesar | First Roman Emperor Dr. David Gill. Augustus (27 BC 14 AD) - Succinct biography of Augustus illustrated with Imperial coins from his reign. Augustus and the Early Roman Empire - Photographs, discussion of art and architecture from augustus caesar's reign. political life, and legacy of Caesar Augustus. augustus caesar and the Pax Romana - Study of Augustus' reforms after http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95sep/augustus.html

Resources Menu Categorical Index Library Gallery Augustus First Roman Emperor 63 B.C. - 14 C.E. He subjected the whole wide earth to the rule of the Roman people The Deeds of the Divine Augustus Emperor Augustus of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar . In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir. Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he able to achieve power in Rome. At the time of Caesar's assassination, Octavian had no official power. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul, was he established as a power to be reckoned with. In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius ( Marc Antony In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian's sister, and later deserted her for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide. In 27 B.C., the Roman Senate granted Octavian the name

8. Roman Emperors - DIR Augustus Comprehensive biography of Augustus' life and reforms during the Principate. Bibliography and footnotes .Category Arts Classical Studies Roman Caesar Augustus...... Carter, JM, The Battle of Actium The Rise and Triumph of augustus caesar(New York, 1970). Shotter, DC, augustus caesar (London, 1991). http://www.roman-emperors.org/auggie.htm

Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors DIR Atlas AUGUSTUS (31 B.C. - 14 A.D.) Garrett G. Fagan Pennsylvania State University Introduction The Background To understand Augustus, it is necessary to appreciate briefly the nature of the Roman Revolution and, in particular, the place of Julius Caesar within it. The Roman Republic had no written constitution but was, rather, a system of agreed-upon procedures crystallized by tradition (the mos maiorum ca . 100 BC onwards. These generals also used their provincial commands to extract money from the locals as a way of funding their domestic political ambitions. As the conflict in the state wore on, popular assemblies, the only avenue for the passage of binding legislation in the Roman Republic, routinely ended in disorder and rioting. The senatorial aristocracy, riven by internal disputes, proved incapable of dealing effectively with the mounting disorder, yet the alternative, monarchy, was not openly proposed by anyone. When civil war erupted between Pompey and Caesar in 49 BC, few could have been surprised. These two men were the strongest personalities in the state, each in command of significant military forces, and they were mutually antagonistic. The people had loved Caesar, even if his recent behavior had been disappointing

9. Augustus Caesar augustus caesar. Dynasty XXXII. 63 B.C.E. http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/egypt/history/people/augustus.html

Augustus Caesar Dynasty XXXII 63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E. Octavian Augustus is known as the first, and one of the greatest, Roman Emperors ever. Octavian enabled the long, peaceful time of the Pax Romana by changing Rome from a fragile, crumbling republican government to a mighty empire. Octavian was born on September 23, 63 B.C.E. His great-uncle was Julius Caesar and, therefore, he had many political connections in Rome. Caesar favored Octavian from an early age. In 48 B.C.E., Caesar had his fifteen-year-old great nephew elected to the priestly college of the pontifices, and he also enrolled him in the hereditary patrician aristocracy of Rome. Octavian joined Caesar in 46 B.C.E. on a campaign against Pompey Cleopatra and Antony. Octavian defeated his foes at the naval battle of Actium and became sole ruler of Rome. In 27 B.C.E., Octavian made a bold and clever political move by declaring the Republican Government restored. He immediately offered to resign from the position of consul, but the Senate, instead of accepting his offer, decided to give him the position of princeps. The Senate also gave him the name Augustus, meaning "revered one". The Senate decided to give Octavian control of the provinces of Gaul, Syria, Spain and Egypt. These areas had large numbers of troops stationed within their borders giving Octavian almost total military authority. While the household managed the daily affairs of the empire, Octavian made it his duty to beautify the city. He once said that he had found the city in brick, and left it in marble. Octavian reformed the tax system by taking a census to determine how much each province should pay in taxes. He held strong beliefs in traditional Roman religion. He restored over 80 temples and passed strict moral laws that mirrored older Roman values. When Octavian died in C.E. 14, his achievements seemed remarkable, and they would only become more remarkable as time passed. Octavian had adopted his stepson Tiberius and made it clear he would be his successor.

10. DODGE, Augustus Caesar (1812-1883) Biographical InformationDODGE, Augustus Caesa a lecture describing the Roman Empire under Augustus down to the reforms of Constantine the Great http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000394

11. Augustus Caesar, 68 B.C. - A.D. 14 augustus caesar, 68 BC AD 14. The first shadow. Octavian, now knownas augustus caesar ( sacred leader ), held absolute power. After http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/augustus.html

Augustus Caesar, 68 B.C. - A.D. 14 Antony's son by Fulvia, and Caesarion, son of Caesar and Cleopatra, were killed and in 29 B.C., Octavian returned to Rome in triumph and proclaimed universal peace throughout the Roman world. Although Octavian claimed to represent the best of republican Rome, the fact remains that whatever remained of the Republic was a mere shadow. Octavian, now known as Augustus Caesar ("sacred leader"), held absolute power. After a number of victories, he suffered one defeat in 9 B.C. when the Roman army was annihilated by Germanic tribes under Arminius (18 B.C.-A.D. 19). Following this defeat, Augustus maintained a policy of domestic improvement and reform so sweeping that the the period of his rule and for almost two centuries after his death, was called the Augustan Age. Augustus died at Nola in A.D. 14 and was succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius (42 B.C.-A.D. 37) I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. More Information Read Garrett G. Fagan's (Penn State) outstanding essay on

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13. Augustus An essay about the government and social reforms instituted by augustus caesar after the collapse of the Roman Republic. http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Tidepool/8194/index11.html

Steve Juanico Dr. Martin Pine ACE Social Science Seminar 015 19 December 1997                         The reforms of Augustus solved the major problems                         of the late Roman Republic.  Show fully how 4 major                         reforms of Augustus  solved the problems of the late                         Roman Republic.         Two of the most destructive problems facing the late Roman Republic were the instability and disunity caused by incessant civil wars.  Rome's rapid expansion, after the Punic Wars, resulted in socioeconomic changes that permanently divided the state.  Both aristocratic and plebeian parties sought total control of Rome and tried to destroy each other.  Civil war was the continuation of party politics by other means.  Consequently, the power of the military became supreme.  Control of Rome's armies steadily shifted away from the legitimate government to the generals because the soldiers began to give their allegiance to their generals rather than to the civil authorities.  On dismissal from military service, the legionnaires had no farms to return to, and they

14. From Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus To Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar From Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus to Emperor augustus caesar.An article by NS Gill, Ancient/Classical History Guide. http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa092397.htm

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15. Augustus And The Early Roman Empire Photographs, discussion of art and architecture from augustus caesar's reign. http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/augustus.html

Augustus and the Early Roman Empire SELECT THE THUMBNAIL FOR A LARGER IMAGE. The Pax Romana of Augustus Octavian became Augustus Caesar in 27 BC after an elaborate public show of resignation and humility. Augustus was a religious title meaning "revered" which the Roman people bestowed upon Octavian in honor of his service. The Primaporta Augustus, Vatican Museums, Rome. Detail of Cuirass with personifications of the provinces. The Res Gestae were his memoirs recording his victories in Gaul (France) and Spain, military victories in the provinces which brought the Pax romana , an era of relative peace and prosperity, to the Roman people. Augustus was lionized by the Roman peoplehe promoted conservative Republican values even though he failed to re-establish it. He tried to restore faith in the Roman state by equating his role as pontifex maximus with religious and moral values. Augustus used religion to reorganize state and to establish his own rule. He assumed the title of Pontifex maximus (head priest) and revived old religious traditions like the Lupercalia festival to further associate the emperor with the state cult. He also promoted the cult of emperor as divine by building a temple to the Divine Julius. His views on morality extended to laws regarding adultery, unchastity, and bribery. Under Augustus, widowers were required to remarry within 3 years of losing a spouse, and those fathering large families were rewarded with public recognition.

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Royalty.nu World Royalty Europe Italy ... Ancient Rome > Augustus > Books About Augustus Videos About Augustus Search Augustus Caesar The Dictator's Heir In 44 BC, a sickly 18-year-old boy named Gaius Octavius received two shocking pieces of news. Number one: His grandmother's brother, the Roman dictator Julius Caesar , had been murdered. Number two: In his will, Caesar had named young Octavius as his heir. It was dangerous for anyone, much less an inexperienced boy, to try to step into the dictator's shoes, but against the advice of his family Octavius boldly went to Rome to claim his inheritance. He met opposition from the powerful politician Mark Antony, who had seized Caesar's money and papers and was claiming that he was Caesar's heir and successor. Nonetheless, Octavius took the name Gaius Julius Caesar, quickly won the allegiance of many of his great-uncle Julius's supporters, and assumed a role in government. (Historians usually refer to him as "Octavian" in the early part of his career, short for Octavianus, although he did not use this name himself.) At first Octavian worked with Mark Antony; in fact, Antony even married Octavian's sister, Octavia. But eventually the ambitious Antony joined forces with the ruler of Egypt

17. Augustus Caesar - Wikipedia augustus caesar. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Acts ofthe Divine Augustus, attributed to augustus caesar (summary). http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Caesar

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help Other languages: Deutsch Esperanto Polski Svenska Augustus Caesar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus 62 BC - August 19, A.D. 14 ) was a Roman Emperor . Before he became emperor, he is often referred to as Octavian in English speaking countries. He was accorded the name or title Augustus by the Senate of Rome in 27 BC , and as emperor is often referred to as Augustus Caesar Augustus Octavian , or simply Augustus Julius Caesar made provisions in his will adopting his great-nephew Gaius Octavius Thurinus as his son and heir. In the Roman custom, Octavius took his uncle's name as part of his own. At the time of Julius Caesar's death Octavianus was 18. He was appointed as a member of the Second Triumvirate to rule Rome. To take leadership of the Caesarian forces he returned to Rome from Greece and successfully outmaneuvered

18. Augustus Caesar - Wikipedia augustus caesar. (Redirected from Octavian). Gaius The Acts of the DivineAugustus, attributed to augustus caesar (summary). Following http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavian

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help Other languages: Deutsch Esperanto Polski Svenska Augustus Caesar (Redirected from Octavian Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus 62 BC - August 19, A.D. 14 ) was a Roman Emperor . Before he became emperor, he is often referred to as Octavian in English speaking countries. He was accorded the name or title Augustus by the Senate of Rome in 27 BC , and as emperor is often referred to as Augustus Caesar Augustus Octavian , or simply Augustus Julius Caesar made provisions in his will adopting his great-nephew Gaius Octavius Thurinus as his son and heir. In the Roman custom, Octavius took his uncle's name as part of his own. At the time of Julius Caesar's death Octavianus was 18. He was appointed as a member of the Second Triumvirate to rule Rome. To take leadership of the Caesarian forces he returned to Rome from Greece and successfully outmaneuvered

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Animation by Chris Hamilton A graduate of Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Chris is a recent Toronto transplant. He's done illustration and graphic design work for the gay media, a variety of national and international magazines, as well as some web design and animation. This is his first foray into television. Chris can often be found "Lookin for love in all the wrong places" and still hasn't found "Mr. Right". Write to Chris , or visit his web site Text by Andrew Fedosov I am a big fan of looking at the social and historical impact of any one person or event. The Michael Wilhoitte book “ Members of the Tribe ” and other research revealed many peculiar places where queerness played a part, and appears in so many stories this world has written. I hope the "Q-seum" raises quizzical eyebrows and a few gasps of “I didn’t know that!” Previous Features Immigration Cambodia Mata Hari Augustus Caesar Brian Epstein ... Horatio Herbert, Lord Kitchener Q-seum A short animated tour of very queer artifacts from pop culture, annals of history and around the world. Everything from retired commercials, television shows to historical profiles - queerness in the oddest places. To watch this segment in streamed video, click on QT OnDemand in the right column. This segment is listed under November 5th.

20. AUGUSTUS: IMAGES OF POWER Pictures and descriptions of monuments and artwork featuring augustus caesar. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/morford/augimage.html

AUGUSTUS: IMAGES OF POWER Mark Morford, Classics Department, University of Virginia To view larger images, click on the small images at the head of each section. Part 1: The Mausoleum (1-7) 1. The Campus Martius was a large low-lying area north of the Capitolium, lying outside the pomerium . Here the Roman people met under arms and practiced military training. Towards the end of the Republic the southern part became built up, and Augustus and his assistant, Agrippa, added many buildings and complexes for the use and benefit of the People. These included the Pantheon (rebuilt more than a century later by Hadrian) and the public Baths of Agrippa. The Mausoleum of Augustus, the Ustrinum (crematorium), and the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace) were built in the northern part, beside the main road to the north, the Via Flaminia. 2. The Mausoleum of Augustus, seen here in a reconstruction, was begun in 28 BCE, the year of Octavian's triumphs for his victories over Cleopatra and other foreign enemies, and the year before he was given the title of Augustus. It consisted of a series of rising concentric circles of concrete with stone or marble facing. Between the upper circles evergreen trees were planted. The circular burial chamber was in the center, and from it rose a column on which was set a bronze statue of Augustus. Two Egyptian obelisks stood at the entrance, near which (exactly where is unknown) were placed two bronze tablets inscribed with Augustus' Res Gestae . The diameter of the Mausoleum was about 88 meters and its height (excluding the statue) about 44 m. Around the Mausoleum was a public park containing trees and paths.

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