A History of Rome: From 753 B.C. to A.D. 410 |
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by degrees , as the successors of Augustus grew careless , their power was to stand revealed for what it was — a legalized military autocracy . It was the old tale of the superior efficiency of a single ruler as compared with the more ...
by degrees , as the successors of Augustus grew careless , their power was to stand revealed for what it was — a legalized military autocracy . It was the old tale of the superior efficiency of a single ruler as compared with the more ...
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The most extravagant titles were conferred upon Augustus . In an extant Greek inscription he is described as ' God , Son of God , Augustus the Benefactor ' ; in Egypt he was ' Son of the Sun , Eternal Lord of the Diadem ' .
The most extravagant titles were conferred upon Augustus . In an extant Greek inscription he is described as ' God , Son of God , Augustus the Benefactor ' ; in Egypt he was ' Son of the Sun , Eternal Lord of the Diadem ' .
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Looking round for a man who might make a fresh husband for his daughter and a suitable guardian for these infant grandsons , Augustus ' choice fell upon his own stepson Tiberius . To Tiberius himself marriage with Julia was exceedingly ...
Looking round for a man who might make a fresh husband for his daughter and a suitable guardian for these infant grandsons , Augustus ' choice fell upon his own stepson Tiberius . To Tiberius himself marriage with Julia was exceedingly ...
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