... ", whom we call Octavian." Octavian accepted the name gracefully, yet he wished to be called by another term, Caesar. He was extremely proud that Caesar had adopted him as a son, and he made sure that the citizens of Rome recognized it. Now that Augustus knew the Romans wanted him to be their leader, he set to work. One thing he did was divide ... disagree with him verbally if they felt he was wrong. Augustus did not want to rule by total intimidation. In 23 BCE, he resigned from the consulship. It was his ninth consecutive term, which was not legal. It had been the trend of recent polit...

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... 2nd centuries BCE, it becomes clear that Livy is writing a history that is chiefly influenced by two things. First, Livy affirms the legitimacy of Augustus in the present day. He does this by extolling values classically defined as "Roman" and characters who exhibit them, and telling his ... not add up, however, because Livy is writing under Augustus, the great-nephew of one of the greatest Populares politicians of the Republic, Caesar. What must be realized is that Livy supports neither the Optimates nor the Populares. Instead, he supports Augustus. This is why Livy supports the senate ...

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... , restored civil order, peace, and prosperity to a Rome that had suffered several decades of civil wars. Born Gaius Octavius and adopted by Julius Caesar, he was given the name Augustus, meaning, "consecrated," by the Roman Senate after he avenged Caesar's death and consolidated his power. He later received the title, imperator, from which was derived the word "emperor." (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) Octavian ... an inherited name and whatever appeal his youth might bring; but in cold, sagacious steps he made his way rapidly on the policy of avenging Caesar. Through his good sense, modera...

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... himself all the powers of consul, tribune and other offices, he had no rival. Augustus shrewdly kept direct control of all the military provinces which held the major part of the armed forces. He wisely avoided Caesar's mistake, by behaving deferentially to senators. In his reign Roman peace (Pax Romana) ... was extended as far as the Danube and the Black Sea. Augustus was not only the first emperor, he was also the greatest. He ... of brick into a city of marble. His genuine piety, celebrated in the famous Altar of Peace in Rome, led to his restoring eighty temples. Augustus also attem...

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... to play down the fact that he was king in all but name, after all, nearing this position had cost Caesar his life. Augustus abandoned his connection with the second triumvirate and claimed to re instate the republic and rule of the senate, culminating ... position to him and would likely show little opposition to the emperor. To further stop the senate from acting as a successful focus for opposition, Augustus also reduced the number of sessions to two a month and established a senate committee composed of himself, the consuls, and 15 senators, which ... little opposition to the empero...

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... conquered everything, and drove Antiochus III to Asia Minor. The Roman army chased him, and conquered the territories he had in Asia Minor. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC to a prestigious Roman family. His uncle was Gaius Marius, the consul andleader of the agrarian reform movement. ... escaped to Egypt, where he sought shelter with King Ptolemy XIII. Ptolemy's advisors warned him against the wrath of Caesar, so he killed Pompey and sent Caesar his head. In 46 BC, Caesar was named the ten year dictator of the state. He promptly renamed himself dictator for life. On Mar...

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... peak of its civilization, the Roman empire covered 30 modern states of the world and has over 50 million people living in it. Under Augustus Caesar the Roman Empire expanded as more overseas territories were added. Civilization can be defined as "an advanced state of human society, in which ... fool. (1.1.13) Shakespeare presents the Romans as the men of head who represent reason and logic. Reason is symbolized by Octavius Caesar,the heir of Julius Caesar, who looks down upon the emotionality of Antony and Cleopatra .On the other hand ,Egypt symbolizes passion which sweep away the reaso...

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... . He split the Empire into two sections, east and west with an Emperor to rule sides. He then divided the east and west again creating 4 prefectures, which he then appointed a Caesar to rule each of those. Diocletion ruled the entire east and the two Caesars reported to him, while the other elected Emperor Maximian ruled the West with his two ... Caesar under him. For a while this had succeeded to settle some of the confusion of ruling a larger Empire but it also caused a lot of other problems. Rome was no longer a dictatorship, ... that the Barbarians took control of the Western Empir...

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... , the Flavian Amphitheater, was to be Vespasian's greatest achievement. The principle reference book used in the design was De Architectura by Vitruvius; the principle model was the Theater of Marcellus. Augustus Caesar erected the Theater of Marcellus, a playhouse in Rome, between 13 B.C. and 11 B.C. It was three stories high and sat 11,000 to 15,000 people. The design was that of ... ...

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... . Later wars of Constantius II During the years 350 to 357 C.E. there was peace between Persia and Rome. The reason for this short lived peace was because Gallus was made Caesar and placed in charge of the defense of the east while Constantius fought against his enemy Magnetius. The Persians had heard about Gallus and where afraid of him because he ... from taxes. He also tried to siege Bezabde twice, but was unsuccessful. On failing to recapture the city, he heard the news that Julian refused to renounce the title of Augustus. Constantius stripped Julian of a large part of his army, but...

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