Who Was Augustus?

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The First Emperor to sit on the golden throne of the Roman Capitolline Steps.

His reign ushered in the great Pax Romana.

Augustus

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This statue was created after the death of Octavian (reigned 31st BC-14 th AD), during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. The worship of the emperor began even during the lifetime of Octavian (in 27 BC the Senate awarded him the title Augustus: the Holy, divine Son, father of the native land, descendant of Venus and Aeneas), and under his successors this became an official cult. Here the emperor is represented as Jupiter, the supreme God of the Roman pantheon, and this statue is a typical example of Roman sculpture from the time of the Empire. The composition was adapted from the celebrated sculpture of Zeus by Phidias, which allowed the placing of the appropriate attributes in Augustus's hands: a Nike and a sceptre. The sculptor preserved the emperor's portrait features, but idealized them to create a formal cult statue.

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Question: Was Octavian (Augustus) successful in the preservation of the threatened Roman Republic after the murder of Julius Caesar by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus?

There is a dichotomy of answers to this question.

1. He preserved the order of the state and its functions by restoring peace after the defeat of the Republican Army against the army of the Second Triumvurate, which was formed between Octavian and Marcus Antonius. His campaign to punish the traitors of the state, namely Brutus, and Casius and any political figures who gave aid to said traitors led to the mobilization of the Roman Military and establishment of Octavian's prominent role in the Senate as well as in palace life.

2. His coronation in effect ended the Epoch of the Republic, and the beginning of the Empire. Rome would once again be ruled by titular monarchs with absolutist powers that had the ability to counter any policies that the Senate of the People of Rome passed.

Absolute and Total Power. Augustus not only was the unchallenged political lord of the realm as Emperor of the Roman Empire, but was also charged as the Guardian and Protector of the Old Roman Religion. As Emperor he was considered and regarded as a living god. The incarnation of the divine Jupiter in human form.

Thus, giving him pure power. Each day he arose, prayers and sacrifices of animals and burnt offerings were made to his person. And when he died, was the center of an official cult of the emperor.

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