'Lepidus launched a polt to assassinate him as soon as [Augustus] returned to Rome... Maecenas uncovered the plans of this impetuous youth...and thus speedily put an end to the plot'
Velleius 88.1: shows the Lepidus conspiracy in 30 BC and how it was dealt with
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'The plot was discovered, with Caepio being the main culprit; he had his slave transport him across country in a box. Both plotters were arrested and executed in the manner that the intended to kill Augustus'
Macrobius 1.11: the conspiracy of Caepio and Maurena
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'[Tiberius] brought a prosecution for high treason against Fannius Caepio, who had conspired against Augustus with Varro Maurena'
Suetontius, Tiberius 8.1: velleius does not talk about this because Tiberius has connections to Aug
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'this was intended to make all present alert'
Suetonius: talks about why Augustus did a lectio senatus
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'about 500,000 Roman Citizens took the military oath of allegiance to me'
Res Gestae 3.3: talks about the Tota Italica
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'I gave 240 sesterces to the plebs'
Res Gestae 15: just one example of Augs' donations
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'may bring back the singing and games/ add to out blessings already received'
Horace, Carmen Saeculare: shows the plebs got games from Aug
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'seduced the soldiery with gifts, the people with corn and everyone with the delights of peace'
Tacitus: cynical view of how Aug got favour from the people of Rome
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'I was pontifex maximus, auger...'
Res Gestae 7.3: the list of his 7 priesthoods
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Aureus of 28 BC
'son of the Defied'
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'leader's Genius'
Ovid, Fasti: shows people worshipped the divine spark in Aug
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Aureus of 2 BC - AD 11
shows Gaius and Lucius with 'principes inventutis' = designated leaders of the youth a.k. Augs' heirs
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Aureus of 19 BC
show Fortuma Redux with 'Senate and the people of Rome'
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Aureus of 15-12 BC
show Toby and Drusus giving tribunican branches to Aug as they worked under his auspies in the Alps
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Denarius of 13 BC
shows Aug and Agrip sitting on the tribunican bench
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Card 2
Front
Macrobius 1.11: the conspiracy of Caepio and Maurena
Back
'The plot was discovered, with Caepio being the main culprit; he had his slave transport him across country in a box. Both plotters were arrested and executed in the manner that the intended to kill Augustus'
Card 3
Front
Suetontius, Tiberius 8.1: velleius does not talk about this because Tiberius has connections to Aug
Back
Card 4
Front
Suetonius: talks about why Augustus did a lectio senatus
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