Octavian Caesar Augustus In The Deeds Of The Divine Augustus

One of the sources for the history of the Roman Empire came from one of the Emperor’s himself, Octavian Caesar Augustus, in The Deeds of the Divine Augustus, otherwise known as the Res Gestae. This narrative was written in 14 A.C.E. from Augustus’ point of view, depicting the accomplishments and deeds during his rule from 29 B.C. to A.D. 14. According to A History of the Roman People, it is a “valuable, but highly selective account…in a clear and readable style.” The deeds of Augustus were “inscribed on public monuments in various cities of the Empire,” with the most complete depiction of those deeds inscribed on the Monumentum Ankyranum, a monument in Ankyra, Turkey. Although the Res Gestae is a one-sided account of the accomplishments …show more content…
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In his Book 53, chapter 18.2, he discusses how the term “Augustus” is simply a title which “…confers upon them no peculiar power, but merely shows in the one case that they are heirs of the family to which they belong, and in the other the splendor of their official