Foreword Preface A Note about the Text List of Illustrations PART ONE 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 PART TWO The Documents 1. The Rise of Octavian 1. Augustus, The Achievements of Augustus , 14 CE 2. Nicolaus of Damascus, On Julius Caesar''s Admiration for the Young Octavius , 20s BCE 3. Suetonius, On the Ides of March: The Assassination of Julius Caesar , Second Century CE 4. Appian, On Octavian''s First Confrontation with Antony , Second Century CE 5. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters Revealing His Views of Young Octavian , 44 BCE 6. Appian, On the Second Triumvirate , Second Century C.

E. 7. Tacitus, A Senatorial View of the Civil War , Second Century CE 8. Plutarch, On Cleopatra''s Seduction of Mark Antony , Second Century CE 9. Cassius Dio, On Octavian''s Propaganda against Antony , Third Century CE. 10. Suetonius, On Antony''s Propaganda against Octavian in 34 BCE, Second Century CE 11. Cassius Dio, On the Conquest of Egypt , Third Century CE 2.

Augustus as Princeps 12. Suetonius, On the Restoration of the Republic , Second Century CE 13. Cassius Dio, On the Illness of Augustus in 23 BCE , Third Century CE 14. Suetonius, Some Anecdotes and Descriptions concerning Augustus , Second Century CE 15. Macrobius, On Augustus'' Sense of Humor , Fifth Century CE 3. The New Constitution 16. Cassius Dio, How Agrippa and Maecenas Gave Political Advice to Augustus , Third Century CE 17. The Law Bestowing Power on the Emperor , January 70 CE 4.

Creating a New Elite: Senators and Equestrians 18. Suetonius, How Augustus Revised the Membership of the Senate , Second Century CE 19. The Town of Superaequum Honors a Local Man Who Became a Senator, Early First Century CE 20. A Town in Asia Honors a Roman Administrator , 6 CE 5. Social and Religious Reform 21. Suetonius, On How Augustus Must be Worshipped with the Goddess Roma , Second Century CE 22. Josephus, On King Herod''s Construction of a Temple to Roma and Augustus , Late First Century CE 23. Suetonius, On Augustus'' Restoration of Temples and Revival of Religious Rituals , Second Century CE 24.

The City of Narbo Celebrates the Emperor''s Birthday , 11 CE 25. Cassius Dio, On Augustus'' Speech in Favor of Marriage , Third Century CE 26. Roman Law Codes, Details of Augustan Legislation on Adultery and Marriage , Sixth Century CE 27. Funeral Oration for an Exceptional Wife , Late First Century BCE 28. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, On How the Emancipation of Roman Slaves Corrupts the Citizen Body , 8 BCE 29. Gaius, On Augustan Laws Restricting the Freeing of Slaves , Second Century CE 6. The Army in War and Peace 30. Velleius Paterculus, On the Annihilation of Rome''s German Legions , First Century CE 31.

Suetonius, On Augustus'' Reaction to News of the Disaster in Germany , Second Century CE 7. Italy and the Provinces 32. Tacitus, On the Administration of the Empire , Second Century CE 33. Suetonius, On How Augustus Showed Great Respect for Greek Culture , Second Century CE 34. Cassius Dio, On How Augustus "Shared" Provincial Government with the Senate , Third Century CE 35. Imperial Edicts for the Government of Cyrene , 7 BCE 36. Josephus, On Augustus'' Confirmation of the Rights of Jewish Communities , Late First Century CE 37. Philo of Alexandria, On Augustus'' Benevolence toward Rome''s Jews , 39 CE 38.

The Gospel According to Luke, On the Birth of Jesus of Nazareth , About 80 CE 8. The Imperial Family and Succession 39. Suetonius, On the Grandchildren of Augustus , Second Century CE 40. Tacitus, On Augustus, Livia and Their Family , Second Century CE 41. Aulus Gellius, A Letter from Augustus to His Grandson Gaiu s, Second Century CE 42. Cassius Dio, How Livia Gives Advice to Augustus , Third Century CE 43. Suetonius, A Report on Letters between Augustus and Tiberius , Second Century CE 44. Suetonius, Augustus Asks Livia: "What Should We Do about Claudius?" Second Century CE 9.

"City of Marble" -- Augustan Culture 45. Horace, I Came, I Fought, I Ran, 23 BCE 46. Horace, Rejoice: The Egyptian Queen is Dead , 23 BCE 47. Horace, Augustus Has Brought Peace , 13 BCE 48. Virgil, A Description of the Battle of Actium , 19 BCE 49. Ovid, On Jupiter''s Praise of Augustus , 8 CE 50. Vitruvius, On How Augustus Was Patron of the Arts , 23 BCE 51. Suetonius, On the Emperor as a Builder , Second Century CE 52.

Strabo, A Greek View of Augustan Rome , 20 CE 10. The Death and Legacy of Augustus 53. Suetonius, On the Death and Funeral of Augustus , Second Century CE 54. Cassius Dio, Another Account of Augustus'' Death , Third Century CE 55. Tacitus, On the Funeral of Augustus , Second Century CE 56. Seneca, On the Clemency of Augustus , 55 CE 57. Velleius Paterculus, A Soldier''s View of Augustus , 29 CE 58. Pliny the Elder, On the Trials and Tribulations of an Emperor , 75 CE 59.

Philo of Alexandria, Jewish Praise for Augustus , 39 CE Appendixes A Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms A Chronology of Events Relating to Caesar Augustus and the Roman Empire (63 BCE-1453 CE) Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography Index.