Augustus - Sources - Res Gestae
Writings on and by Augustus on his term as princeps or emperor of Rome, including his own writing, the res gestae. Return to Augustus Index.
Biography of Augustus by Nicolaus of Damascus
This biography of Augustus, by Nicolaus of Damascus, was translated by Clayton M. Hall (1923).
This biography of Augustus, by Nicolaus of Damascus, was translated by Clayton M. Hall (1923).
Augustan Encomiums
Horace wrote "The Secula Hymn" for the occasion of the games Augustus celebrated which were so special as to be celebrated in theory only once a century.
Horace wrote "The Secula Hymn" for the occasion of the games Augustus celebrated which were so special as to be celebrated in theory only once a century.
An Augustan Primer
Irene Hahn lists primary and secondary works and fiction on Augustus for a Roman history book discussion group.
Irene Hahn lists primary and secondary works and fiction on Augustus for a Roman history book discussion group.
Cicero Select Letters - Misunderstanding Octavian
Cicero's letters to Atticus and Brutus about Octavian.
Cicero's letters to Atticus and Brutus about Octavian.
Deeds of the Divine Augustus
Translation into English of Res Gestae, Augustus' list of his accomplishments.
Translation into English of Res Gestae, Augustus' list of his accomplishments.
Svetoni Tranqvilii Vita Divi Avgvsti
Suetonius' Life of Augustus in Latin.
Suetonius' Life of Augustus in Latin.
Tacitus
The first book of Tacitus' "Annales" begins in the year 14-15.
The first book of Tacitus' "Annales" begins in the year 14-15.