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After the death of Marcellus in 23BC, Augustus married his daughter to Agrippa. This union produced five children, three sons and two daughters: Gaius Caesar, Lucius Caesar, Vipsania Julia, Agrippina, and Agrippa Postumus, so named because he was born after Marcus Agrippa died. Shortly after the second settlement, Agrippa was granted a five-year term of administering the eastern half of the empire with the imperium of a proconsul and the same tribunicia potestas granted to Augustus (although not trumping Augustus's authority), his seat of governance stationed at Samos in the eastern Aegean. [220] [221] This granting of power showed Augustus's favor for Agrippa, but it was also a measure to please members of his Caesarian party by allowing one of their members to share a considerable amount of power with him. [221] Augustus was determined to be succeeded by someone of his own blood, but he had no sons, only a daughter, Julia, the child of his first wife. His nephew Marcellus and his beloved grandsons Gaius and Lucius pre-deceased him, so he reluctantly made Tiberius his heir. Lucius and his army were spared because of his kinship with Antony, the strongman of the East, while Fulvia was exiled to Sicyon. [87] Octavian showed no mercy, however, for the mass of allies loyal to Lucius. On 15 March, the anniversary of Julius Caesar's assassination, he had 300 Roman senators and equestrians executed for allying with Lucius. [88] Perusia also was pillaged and burned as a warning for others. [87] This bloody event sullied Octavian's reputation and was criticized by many, such as Augustan poet Sextus Propertius. [88]

It is, in fact, a boastful portrait of a man who had, in his life, been careful to show nothing but the utmost restraint and humility. He didn’t make the same mistakes that led to the death of his maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar, nor was he as brazenly ambitious as the men who had fuelled the civil wars. This statue, probably made after his death, would have been intended to be seen only in private, by people who understood the new reality of the Roman Empire and the importance of restraint. At the urging of Cicero, the Senate inducted Octavian as senator on 1 January 43BC, yet he also was given the power to vote alongside the former consuls. [61] [58] In addition, Octavian was granted imperium pro praetore (commanding power) which legalized his command of troops, sending him to relieve the siege along with Hirtius and Pansa (the consuls for 43BC). [61] [62] He assumed the fasces on 7 January, [63] a date that he would later commemorate as the beginning of his public career. [59] [61] [64] Antony's forces were defeated at the battles of Forum Gallorum (14 April) and Mutina (21 April), forcing Antony to retreat to Transalpine Gaul. Both consuls were killed, however, leaving Octavian in sole command of their armies. [65] [66] Hence the presence of a Cupid riding a dolphin near this statue’s right leg. It may also explain why Augustus’ feet are bare: heroes as well as gods were routinely depicted as wandering the world without any kind of shoes to protect their feet. As such, this element may have further served to emphasize the ruler’s divine ancestry. The fact that the statue is literally larger-than-lifesize would also have made an impact.

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Augustus was granted the right to hang the corona civica (civic crown) above his door and to have laurels drape his doorposts. [133] However, he renounced flaunting insignia of power such as holding a scepter, wearing a diadem, or wearing the golden crown and purple toga of his predecessor Julius Caesar. [151] If he refused to symbolize his power by donning and bearing these items on his person, the Senate nonetheless awarded him with a golden shield displayed in the meeting hall of the Curia, bearing the inscription virtus, pietas, clementia, iustitia—"valor, piety, clemency, and justice." [133] [152] Second settlement Portraits of Augustus show the emperor with idealized features. Augustus (known as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus) was the first and one of the most important Roman Emperors. He lived from 63 BCE - 14 CE and led Rome in its transition from a Republic to a great Empire. Augustus was born on 23rd September 63 BCE in the city of Rome, his original name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus, but he was usually called Octavian, until his later life.

The illness of Augustus in 23BC brought the problem of succession to the forefront of political issues and the public. To ensure stability, he needed to designate an heir to his unique position in Roman society and government. This was to be achieved in small, undramatic and incremental ways that did not stir senatorial fears of monarchy. If someone was to succeed to Augustus's unofficial position of power, he would have to earn it through his own publicly proven merits. [217] Besides Agastus and Titus [1a], the Strike Force also contains Sergeant Kaldan's Desolation Squad and Sergeant Haspian's Heavy Intercessor squad. The Strike Force dealt the blow that killed the Master-Mek, as the Imperium fought his Ork hordes on Idrapol. [1b] It is now among the Imperium's forces defending the Ork-invaded Tarmoth System and the Strike Force is aiding in the defence of the vital Agri World Kolomar. [1a] Known Members

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The only other possible claimant as heir was Agrippa Postumus, who had been exiled by Augustus in AD 7, his banishment made permanent by senatorial decree, and Augustus officially disowned him. He certainly fell out of Augustus's favor as an heir; the histori First of all, Augustus carefully presented an image of himself as restraint and sober, as well as pious. Indeed, his name – Augustus – has a distinctly religious ring to it, and many portraits intended for public consumption tended to present him as a civilian or dressed like a priest (since he also officiated). Secondly, Augustus had “saved” the Republic from decades of internal strife and had ushered in a new era of peace, the Pax Romana, and it’s likely that he would not have wished to emphasize his military achievements.