CLST 101 Chapter 2: Chapter Two Rome's New Kings- The second Romulus.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 101
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Chapter two: rome"s new kings- the second romulus. Battle of actium, sept 2 31 bce. Octavian gained power by force of arms but he cannot be though of as a military dictator: he was in control of everything y the consent of everybody. The senate granted him a huge provincia in which to exercise his imperium. Along with this settlement came the restoration and the regularisation of much of the traditional machinery of administration: annual elections of magistrates, meetings of the senate and the people in the assembly. He was so invested with the imperium of a proconsul, but it was specifically stated to be greater than that of other proconsuls. 19 bce by giving him the power of a consul with out his having to hold the consulship. He was given power of a tribune. A title which implied "holy", associated with the gods: the greek translation of augustus, sebatos (worship)