HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Denarius
5 Apr 2018
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Augustus (res gestae divi augusti) (deeds of the divine augustus) List of 35 of his deeds (written by himself lmao) 2 14: augustus" political career: the offices and political honours that he held. He lists numerous offices he refused to take and privileges he refused to be awarded. 15 2: augustus" donations of money, land and grain to the citizens of italy and his soldiers, as well as the public works and gladiatorial spectacles that he commissioned. The text is careful to point out that all this was paid for out of augustus" own funds. 25 33: his military deeds and how he established alliances with other nations during his reign. 34 35: consists of a statement of the. Romans" approval for the reign and deeds of augustus. It summarizes the entire text, and lists various buildings he renovated or constructed; it states that augustus spent 600,000 gold denarii from his own funds during his reign on public projects.
