CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Potestas, Princeps, Imperium
14 Apr 2015
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Classics 1m03 lecture 21: octavian: divi filus. 30: deaths of antony, cleopatra and caesarion: suicide of antony and cleopatra, caersarion not allowed to live and was executed. 1st settlement of 27, annual consulship, and provinces of spain, gaul, cilicia, cyprus, Syria, and egypt for 10 years (legates) augustus: octavian couldn"t govern himself so he appointed delegates, from this point octavian would be called augustus, this was the first augustun constitutional settlement. 2nd settlement, of 23: resigns consulship and takes proconsular mains imperium and tribunicia potestas: both consulships were to be opened up again, augustus was given a special authority, authorized to send instructions to promagistrates, tribunician power. The soldiery no longer swore odes to their commanders but to augustus himself. To augustus that they looked for settlement when they came to end of the term of service: had formal powers over governors and to propose and veto laws. Complete power over law making: patron of the people.
