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Res Gestae
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- Imperial Image (H408)
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military achievements formdon't sexcus
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mentions Pompey by name -only that 'I freed the sea from Pirates -T unimportant again highlights popular ·
elogium-funeary Inscription
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Supportthe voution swore allegiance to me' and so did provinces
whole ofItal of ac own -sign of his immodesty ! Or is
a ju
His accounts of caus are Grief , never adknowledges they were Civil-only the war wonal Actium'
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but discusse
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focuses exclusively on his lives and achi
support of seven hundred Senators touant under mustandards probs an exaggeration , considraly-rout fact hich achievements--runusual-ta roman society
Pristede Senators sup him conveys shill. for alleast a portional i.
Stresses benefits of his forelan campaigns to home the ople and sublities them no unjust wardgant
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no mention of any of his family-only
and people' and conveys colonies he acquired and success under command car done in detail Je the god , n
times he does name is reference to
discusses how he added edupt- property , Nile , wealth of east. no mention of Imperial
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family-twife-dquante
Parthia-doesn't claim of to bed Military victory out choce of words does imply threat or use of force
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addressed to pol of home , not the people of e
Il compelled Parthians to return to me the spoils' many homans wanted Parthians to be punished , so and mentions the citu ofhome -
wanted it to be remembered as a numiliating defeat for Parthia
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Writingstyle-straightforward , few adjectives t
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Thouan lots of As concernedw/victories + shills as imperator , it don't dive impression that his life
Wasdominated buwart Conflict-references closure of Janus I was the wish of our ancestors that
J anusaulvinus should be closed when there was peace ; only closed x before and under him shut. display-
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nevermentions unconstmalus imperium or exceptional friouncia polest as
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inscribed Onto 2 Gronze Pillars either
reproduced displayed through empire after
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religion "When he died UV revealed he left document
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building temples-l restored U2 temples' ineglected , paxdeorum Of his achievements be inscribed in Gronce
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Guilt tempts of mars Ullor Ir followed custom of prominent Romans - wo
any notable achievements
honours givenou
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Copy today is found On the temple in modern
sende Why was stule so simble !:
the constant mention of senate and republic stress republican not vie + constructionalism
resgesta 2 the Asiatic school of Ora
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Unlike JC .
11 was triumvir for organisation of the republic' r
constitutionality of 26
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even thoudh he was against republicans -Phillippi.
earlu ca
1900
Discusses refusual of dictatorship
. Also refused offer to hold consulship for rest of life
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Discusses Tribunician poteslas 11 alone .
was to be responsible for the laws and morals with supreme power
Outihis was by connot of the sendte and people' states powers were based on generational ancestors discusses avenging Caesar
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magisivicies that were not in keeping with the customs of our ancestors
I received no Convey his personal leadership +
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vows for his health-rever by by consuls and priests o senatorial degree ·
citliens lunamiously and a faction faction refers to MA
Contilously played for my health law that'l should hold tribuincian power as long as I should live earlier propaganda and enc DPI
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relasual to be made my While Lepidas stil dive-not power hungry-never names him - no reminder W · presents himself as republican
irpopularity 'multitude gathering together for my election' popular 16 I replican and gave him imperium no m
Senate-rordered priests + uu mak sacrifices on
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anniversary of return from Syria name day Augustalia . and Diety
- the people appointed
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