The first emperor and the queen of inscriptions:...
Alison Cooley, of Warwick’s Classics department, discusses Augustus’ account of his long reign. During the last days of the Roman Republic, one man emerged victorious: Octavian, Caesar’s adoptive son, later called Augustus. After his ascent to power, he pacified large parts of the known world. In Rome, he kept the populace happy with bread and circuses, and slowly eliminated all opposition. Yet he also had to confront major set-backs. For instance, the scandalous infidelity of
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