Suetonius Divus Augustus

Suetonius Divus Augustus 1-4 AUGUSTUS' ANCESTRY 5-8 AUGUSTUS' BOYHOOD • 7: How he came to be called `Caesar Augustus' • 10: Augustus and Antony: Mutina 11: Hirtius and Pansa: suspicion of foul play 12: 43 B.C.: Octavian abandons the Optimate faction 13: The Second Triumvirate: Philippi (42 B.C.) Proscriptions 14: 40 B.C.: Perusia (15: `Arae Perusinae') 16: 38-36 B.C.: Sicily: Sextius Pompeius and Lepidus Naulochus 17: 31 B.C. September 2: Battle of Actium 18: Antonius and Cleopatra 19: Conspiracies and rebellions. 9-19 THE CIVIL WARS • • • • • • • • 20-25 AUGUSTUS' FOREIGN WARS AND MILITARY POLICY • • • • • • 20: Wars Augustus fought in person 21: Wars fought by proxy (legati). Frontier policy. 22: Peace: The Temple of Janus 23: Triumphs and Disasters 24: Military Discipline 25: Slaves in the military: military rewards. Augustus' caution 26-28 AUGUSTUS AND THE CONSTITUTION: THE `PRINCIPATE' • • • 26: The consulships (31-23, 12, 5) 27: The triumvirate. Tribunicia potestas. Censorships. 28: Augustus and the Republic. The new regime. 29-34 SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS • • • • • • 29: Public works in Rome 30: Social Services: fires and floods, road repair 31: Religious Policy 32: Brigandage. Legal Reforms 33: Augustus as judge 34: Moral legislation. Concern over the birth rate. 35-42 POLITICAL REFORMS: SENATE, EQUESTRIAN ORDER, THE PEOPLE • • • • • • • • 35: Lectio Senatus. Legislative procedures 36: Official bureaucratic procedures 37: Senatorial committees. Revival of the censorship 38: Military service for senators and equites. 39: Revision of the Roll of the Equestrian Order 40: The Populus: grain dole, elections, citizenship 41: Augustus' generosity 42: Augustus' moderation 43-45 POLICY ON PUBLIC SPECTACLES • • • 43: Shows given by Augustus 44: Legislation on public spectacles 45: Augustus' personal tastes. Actors. 46-50 ITALIAN AND IMPERIAL POLICY • • • 46: Colonies in Italy 47: Provincial policies: Imperial visitations 48: Client Kingdoms • • 49: Imperial troops. The cursus publicus. Military treasury 50: Augustus' signet ring. The Sphinx. 51-60 AUGUSTUS' PUBLIC VIRTUES: • • • • • • • • • • 51: Clementia 52: Reverentia 53: Civilitas 54: Tolerantia 55: Treatment of Opposition 56: Humanitas. Behavior in Comitia & Courts 57: Equestrians and the Plebs: Affection for Augustus 58: Pater Patriae (2 B.C.) 59: Prayers for his long life 60: Gratitude on the part of Client Kings. 61-67 AUGUSTUS' FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD: • • • • • • • 61: His mother (Atia) and sister (Octavia Minor) 62: His Wives (Scribonia, Livia Drusilla) 63: Julia his daughter 64: His grandchildren (Gaius, Lucius, Agrippa Postumus, Agrippina Major) 65: Family Disasters 66: His close friends: Salvidienus, Gallus, Agrippa, Maecenas 67: Slaves and freedmen. 68-83 AUGUSTUS' PERSONAL HABITS AND PRIVATE LIFE: • • • • • • • • • • • • 68: Charges of effeminacy and homosexuality. 69: Charges of adultery and loose living. 70: A blasphemous banquet. 71: Summary of his vices. 72: His houses. The theme of `simplicity'. 73: Furniture and clothing. 74: Entertainment. 75: Holidays and feast days. 76: Food and appetite. 77: Drink. 78: Sleep 79: Personal appearance. • • • • 80: Intimate details. 81: Health 82: Personal care 83: Exercise. 84-89 AUGUSTUS AS A MAN OF LETTERS: • • • • • • 84: Oratory 85: Written works: prose and verse. 86: Style 87: Peculiarities of expression. 88: Grammar; secret code. 89: Greek studies. 90-96 PERSONAL RELIGION IN AUGUSTUS' LIFE: • • • • • • • 90: Lightning 91: Dreams 92: Omens 93: Attitude to foreign cults. 94: Omens of Augustus' birth and destiny. 95: Omens of his youth and public life. 96: Omens of his battles and victory. 97-101 AUGUSTUS' DEATH, BURIAL, AND DEIFICATION (A.D.14): • • • • • 97: Omens of death. 98: Cause of death. The last journey to Nola 99: The deathbed and last words. 100: His burial, honors, and deification ceremony. 101: His will, bequests, and final instructions.