Octavian wanted to, like his father to turn Rome’s government into a established political structure. This would be a extremely difficult task for Octavian to complete because of Rome’s strong republican background and them believing that the government was brought to them by the gods. Octavian did not want to scare the Roman people

Before Augustus came into power many Romans thought that their gods have given up on them and just left them to be in constant war. The Roman people thought that Augustus’s military competence led the gods to be on his and their side. Augustus hired many writers and sculptors to brighten up the city of Rome and liven the spirits of his people. Many poems written about Augustus in essence glorified him and brought more popularity upon him. Yet their were some writers who openly criticized him to many different effects.

Finally in the passage “From Dio Cassius, Roman History” (p53, Source 5). Cassius explains how the Roman people do not want a dictator, and they detest the word “monarch”. Augustus had a lot of trouble hiding his power. He flaunted his power around a great deal which scared the Romans. He also explains that giving him the title “father” might have gave him too much power, and makes him think that he is more powerful than he really is.

or senate by them thinking that he was some sort of tyrant, thus he had to reestablish laws and employ officials where he saw fit to uphold a political system to his like.

The fourth passage is “From Suetonius, Life of Augustus�

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