Augustus quotes part 1 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistoryAugustusASOCR Created by: emilk124Created on: 23-05-17 20:36 'tribunician power was a term formulated by Augustus to express the supremacy of his position. It allowed him to avoid the title of king or dictator' Tacitus: about Augs' tribunican potestas in 23 BC and why he accepted it 1 of 6 'The consulship for life was offered to me, but i refused it' Res Gestae: turned down the power as he would look to powerful and goes against the first ten years of his rule 2 of 6 'the senate, the equestrian order, and the whole Roman people called me the pater patriae' Res Gestae: name father of the country/ homeland in 2 BC 3 of 6 'Tiberius Nero's return from Rhodes...led to an incredible outpouring of national rejoicing' Velleius 103.2: AD 2, over exaggerated as Augustus was not happy and there were suggested plot to kill him in Rhodes to please the Emperor 4 of 6 'he brought a prosecution for high treason against Fannius Caepio who had conspired against Augustus with Varus Maurena and secured his condemnation' Suetonius, Tiberius 8.1: Tiberius was used as a judge to stop the conspirators from harming Augustus or getting people against him 5 of 6 'it had been generally assumed that if anything happened to Augustus, Marcellus would succeed him' Velleius 93.1: suggests' Marcellus was the intended heir 6 of 6
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