Directory of Augustus Resources

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Category for sites relating to the Roman Emperor Augustus.

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• Augustus

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
  Biography of Augustus from Wikipedia.

• Augustus

  http://www.roman-emperors.org/auggie.htm
  Comprehensive biography of Augustus' life and reforms during the Principate. Bibliography and footnotes.

• Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana

  http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture12b.html
  Study of Augustus' reforms after his victory at Actium in 31 B.C. and their impact on creating the "Pax Romana."

• Augustus First Roman Emperor

  http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/augustus.html
  A brief biography of Augustus, grand-nephew of Julius Caesar.

• Bible History Online: Augustus

  http://www.bible-history.com/augustus/
  General overview of the life and history of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Provides biographical timeline, maps and images, text of dictionary and encyclopedia entries, and selected translations from the Res Gestae and De Vita Caesarum.

• Building Projects in Rome in Augustus' Time

  http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/augpers.htm
  Timeline showing the architectural contributions made to Rome by the Emperor Augustus. Some plans and drawings.

• De Vita Caesarum: The Divine Augustus

  http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-augustus.asp
  Suetonius' near-contemporary history of Octavian, later Augustus Caesar.

• Divus Augustus

  http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/suet-aug.html
  Life of Agustus according to Suetonius, but in outline form.

• Livia - Wife of Augustus

  http://www.roman-emperors.org/livia.htm
  Succinct biography of Livia, wife of Augustus and first Empress of Rome. From DIR.

• Nicolaus of Damascus: AUGUSTUS

  http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/nicolaus.html
  Translation of Nicolaus of Damascus' ancient, original "Life of Augustus."

• Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus

  http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/CourseNotes/Octavian.html
  Essay by John Porter (University of Saskatchewan) regarding the rise of Octavian during the Triumvirate.

• The Annals by Tacitus

  http://classics.mit.edu/Tacitus/annals.html
  Near contemporary historical source for last years of Augustus' reign by Tacitus.

• The Mausoleum of Augustus

  http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/mausaug.html
  Description, illustrations of The Mausoleum of Augustus, the funerary complex in which he was buried. Quotations, descriptions from contemporary historians.

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