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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| A Note about the Text | |
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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Introduction: From Octavian to Augustus | |
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| The Collapse of the Roman Republic | |
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| The Rise of Octavian | |
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| Augustus as Princeps | |
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| The New Constitution | |
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| Creating a New Elite: Senators and Equestrians | |
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| Social and Religious Reform | |
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| The Army in War and Peace | |
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| Italy and the Provinces | |
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| The Imperial Family and Succession | |
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| "A City of Marble" | |
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| The Golden Age of Latin Literature | |
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| The Death and Legacy of Augustus | |
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| The Evaluation of Augustus | |
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| Principal Literary Sources for the Age of Augustus | |
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| The Documents | |
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| The Rise of Octavian | |
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| Augustus, The Achievements of Augustus, 14 CE | |
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| Nicolaus of Damascus, On Julius Caesar's Admiration for the Young Octavius, 20s BCE | |
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| Suetonius, On the Ides of March: The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Second Century CE | |
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| Appian, On Octavian's First Confrontation with Antony, Second Century CE | |
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| Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters Revealing His Views of Young Octavian, 44 BCE | |
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| Appian, On the Second Triumvirate, Second Century C.E. | |
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| Tacitus, A Senatorial View of the Civil War, Second Century CE | |
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| Plutarch, On Cleopatra's Seduction of Mark Antony, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, On Octavian's Propaganda against Antony, Third Century CE. | |
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| Suetonius, On Antony's Propaganda against Octavian in 34 BCE, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, On the Conquest of Egypt, Third Century CE | |
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| Augustus as Princeps | |
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| Suetonius, On the Restoration of the Republic, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, On the Illness of Augustus in 23 BCE, Third Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, Some Anecdotes and Descriptions concerning Augustus, Second Century CE | |
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| Macrobius, On Augustus' Sense of Humor, Fifth Century CE | |
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| The New Constitution | |
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| Cassius Dio, How Agrippa and Maecenas Gave Political Advice to Augustus, Third Century CE | |
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| The Law Bestowing Power on the Emperor, January 70 CE | |
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| Creating a New Elite: Senators and Equestrians | |
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| Suetonius, How Augustus Revised the Membership of the Senate, Second Century CE | |
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| The Town of Superaequum Honors a Local Man Who Became a Senator, Early First Century CE | |
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| A Town in Asia Honors a Roman Administrator, 6 CE | |
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| Social and Religious Reform | |
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| Suetonius, On How Augustus Must be Worshipped with the Goddess Roma, Second Century CE | |
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| Josephus, On King Herod's Construction of a Temple to Roma and Augustus, Late First Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, On Augustus' Restoration of Temples and Revival of Religious Rituals, Second Century CE | |
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| The City of Narbo Celebrates the Emperor's Birthday, 11 CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, On Augustus' Speech in Favor of Marriage, Third Century CE | |
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| Roman Law Codes, Details of Augustan Legislation on Adultery and Marriage, Sixth Century CE | |
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| Funeral Oration for an Exceptional Wife, Late First Century BCE | |
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| Dionysius of Halicarnassus, On How the Emancipation of Roman Slaves Corrupts the Citizen Body, 8 BCE | |
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| Gaius, On Augustan Laws Restricting the Freeing of Slaves, Second Century CE | |
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| The Army in War and Peace | |
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| Velleius Paterculus, On the Annihilation of Rome's German Legions, First Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, On Augustus' Reaction to News of the Disaster in Germany, Second Century CE | |
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| Italy and the Provinces | |
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| Tacitus, On the Administration of the Empire, Second Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, On How Augustus Showed Great Respect for Greek Culture, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, On How Augustus "Shared" Provincial Government with the Senate, Third Century CE | |
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| Imperial Edicts for the Government of Cyrene, 7 BCE | |
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| Josephus, On Augustus' Confirmation of the Rights of Jewish Communities, Late First Century CE | |
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| Philo of Alexandria, On Augustus' Benevolence toward Rome's Jews, 39 CE | |
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| The Gospel According to Luke, On the Birth of Jesus of Nazareth, About 80 CE | |
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| The Imperial Family and Succession | |
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| Suetonius, On the Grandchildren of Augustus, Second Century CE | |
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| Tacitus, On Augustus, Livia and Their Family, Second Century CE | |
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| Aulus Gellius, A Letter from Augustus to His Grandson Gaius, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, How Livia Gives Advice to Augustus, Third Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, A Report on Letters between Augustus and Tiberius, Second Century CE | |
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| Suetonius, Augustus Asks Livia: "What Should We Do about Claudius?" Second Century CE | |
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| "City of Marble" - Augustan Culture | |
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| Horace, I Came, I Fought, I Ran, 23 BCE | |
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| Horace, Rejoice: The Egyptian Queen is Dead, 23 BCE | |
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| Horace, Augustus Has Brought Peace, 13 BCE | |
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| Virgil, A Description of the Battle of Actium, 19 BCE | |
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| Ovid, On Jupiter's Praise of Augustus, 8 CE | |
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| Vitruvius, On How Augustus Was Patron of the Arts, 23 BCE | |
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| Suetonius, On the Emperor as a Builder, Second Century CE | |
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| Strabo, A Greek View of Augustan Rome, 20 CE | |
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| The Death and Legacy of Augustus | |
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| Suetonius, On the Death and Funeral of Augustus, Second Century CE | |
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| Cassius Dio, Another Account of Augustus' Death, Third Century CE | |
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| Tacitus, On the Funeral of Augustus, Second Century CE | |
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| Seneca, On the Clemency of Augustus, 55 CE | |
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| Velleius Paterculus, A Soldier's View of Augustus, 29 CE | |
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| Pliny the Elder, On the Trials and Tribulations of an Emperor, 75 CE | |
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| Philo of Alexandria, Jewish Praise for Augustus, 39 CE | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| A Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms | |
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| A Chronology of Events Relating to Caesar Augustus and the Roman Empire (63 BCE-1453 CE) | |
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| Questions for Consideration | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |