CLST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: New Forum, Princeps, Pater Patriae

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Could have had himself repeatedly elected in consulship. Needed to figure out how he wanted to rule rome. So he started a new way, he had sole power like a monarch, but still kind of a republican sensee. He recorded things he did for the empire in the res gestae. In 27 b. c. he begins to be called augustus (voted by senate to be called this, means distinguished) Embodiment of type of ideals augustus he wanted to poetry. Wrote res gestae in 14 a. d. , long past time of the battle of actium and establish of rule. Augustus was so powerful to do the things he proclaims, which originally is against the republic, but the people are favourable and begin to follow him. At the age of nineteen years on my own responsibility and at my own expense i raised an army with which i liberated the republic from domination by faction.

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