Divus Augustus
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Divus Augustus is the biography of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, included in Suetonius’ collection of imperial lives, De vita Caesarum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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ancient Roman biography ⓘ biographical work ⓘ |
| author | Suetonius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
character and virtues of Augustus
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death of Augustus ⓘ deification of Augustus ⓘ family background of Augustus ⓘ life of Augustus ⓘ military achievements of Augustus ⓘ personal habits of Augustus ⓘ political career of Augustus ⓘ public policies of Augustus ⓘ reign of Augustus ⓘ religious policies of Augustus ⓘ vices and criticisms of Augustus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Augustus’ building programs
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Augustus’ constitutional settlements ⓘ Augustus’ family and succession plans ⓘ Augustus’ military campaigns ⓘ Augustus’ moral legislation ⓘ Augustus’ personal appearance and health ⓘ Augustus’ sayings and anecdotes ⓘ omens and portents related to Augustus ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | Divus Iulius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Principate of Augustus
NERFINISHED
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transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| includedIn | Lives of the Caesars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later biographical writing on Roman emperors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Divus Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | De vita Caesarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second life in De vita Caesarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInSeries | Tiberius (Suetonius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives complete ⓘ |
| sourceType | literary historical source on Augustus ⓘ |
| structure |
partly chronological
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topical ⓘ |
| subject | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman imperial biography ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| writtenDuringReignOf | Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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