Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
Contents:
Cassius Dio, On the Illness of Augustus in 23 BCE, Third Century CE. Introduction: From Octavian to Augustus -- The Collapse of the Roman Republic -- The Rise of Octavian -- Augustus as Princeps -- The New Constitution -- Creating a New Elite: Senators and Equestrians -- Social and Religious Reform -- The Army in War and Peace -- Italy and the Provinces -- The Imperial Family and Succession -- "A City of Marble" -- The Golden Age of Latin Literature -- The Death and Legacy of Augustus -- The Evaluation of Augustus -- Principal Literary Sources for the Age of Augustus -- The Documents -- The Rise of Octavian -- Augustus, The Achievements of Augustus, 14 CE -- Nicolaus of Damascus, On Julius Caesar's Admiration for the Young Octavius, 20s BCE -- Suetonius, On the Ides of March: The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Second Century CE -- Appian, On Octavian's First Confrontation with Antony, Second Century CE -- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters Revealing His Views of Young Octavian, 44 BCE -- Appian, On the Second Triumvirate, Second Century CE -- Tacitus, A Senatorial View of the Civil War, Second Century CE -- Plutarch, On Cleopatra's Seduction of Mark Antony, Second Century CE -- Cassius Dio, On Octavian's Propaganda against Antony, Third Century CE -- Suetonius, On Antony's Propaganda against Octavian in 34 BCE, Second Century CE -- Cassius Dio, On the Conquest of Egypt, Third Century CE -- Augustus as Princeps -- Suetonius, On the Restoration of the Republic, Second Century CE -- Cassius Dio, On the Illness of Augustus in 23 BCE, Third Century CE.
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