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Web Sites in Category Augustus
An Augustus Primer - Resources including articles and links concerning the life of Augustus Caesar.
Augustus - Biography of Augustus from Wikipedia.
Augustus - Comprehensive biography of Augustus' life and reforms during the Principate. Bibliography and footnotes.
Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) - Succinct biography of Augustus illustrated with Imperial coins from his reign.
Augustus and the Early Roman Empire - Short biography of Augustus with some images.
Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana - Study of Augustus' reforms after his victory at Actium in 31 B.C. and their impact on creating the "Pax Romana."
Augustus Caesar [About.com] - Links to articles and further information on biography, political life, and legacy of Caesar Augustus.
Augustus Caesar: Diamond Geezer - A short film about the events leading up to the Battle of Actium, and Augustus' eventual victory.
Augustus First Roman Emperor - A brief biography of Augustus, grand-nephew of Julius Caesar.
Augustus: Images of Power - Pictures and descriptions of monuments and artwork featuring Augustus Caesar.
Bible History Online: Augustus - General overview of the life and history of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Provides biographical timeline, maps and images, text of dictionary and encyclopedia entries, and selected translations from the Res Gestae and De Vita Caesarum.
Building Projects in Rome in Augustus' Time - Timeline showing the architectural contributions made to Rome by the Emperor Augustus. Some plans and drawings.
Caesar Augustus - An annotated guide to online resources on the life and works of Augustus Caesar.
Cassius Dio - Index to online works of Greek historian Cassius Dio: ancient biography of Augustus is contained in Books 45-56 (see index). From Lacus Curtius site.
Cicero: Select Letters - Selection of letters from Cicero on the Civil War, including assassination of Julius Caesar and the early career of Octavian, later Augustus. In English [U. Saskatchewan].
De Vita Caesarum: The Divine Augustus - Suetonius' near-contemporary history of Octavian, later Augustus Caesar.
Forum Antiquum: Augustan Studies - Resources for studies of Emperor Augustus Caesar and contemporaries in ancient Rome. Includes a reference source for Augustan resources on the Web.
Historical Background: Clades Variana - History of the disaster of Augustus' general, Varus, in the Teutoberg Forest, A.D. 9. Information concerning Augustus' legions in Germany, battle, background, bibliography. Part of the "Varus Film Project" site.
Livia - Wife of Augustus - Succinct biography of Livia, wife of Augustus and first Empress of Rome. From DIR.
Livia Drusilla, Augusta: 58 BC - 29 AD - Biography of the Empress Livia, wife of Caesar Augustus. From Feminae Romanae.
Nicolaus of Damascus: AUGUSTUS - Translation of Nicolaus of Damascus' ancient, original "Life of Augustus."
Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus - A comprehensive analysis of the contest between Antony and Octavian and Augustus' actions during the early Principate.
Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus - Highlights summary of Octavian/Caesar Augustus' rise to power, from John Porter.
Octavian to Augustus: Images Illustrating His Rise to Power - Coin images and other objets d'art reflecting Roman history from Julius Caesar through the Triumvirates to Augustus Caesar. Images, scant text.
Octavian/Augustus - Brief slide-show history of Augustus' reign through coins, reconstructed buildings.
Princeps: The Life of Caesar Augustus - Detailed biography of Augustus Caesar from birth, through the struggles of Caesar's murder and the Second Triumvirate, to absolute power of the Roman Empire.
The Age of Augustus: The Rise to Power - Comprehensive lectures in slide format on Augustus' rise to power from 44-23 BC, including detailed biographical information, discussion of contemporaries, political and military battles, bibliography and links.
The Annals by Tacitus - Near contemporary historical source for last years of Augustus' reign by Tacitus.
The Mausoleum of Augustus - Description, illustrations of The Mausoleum of Augustus, the funerary complex in which he was buried. Quotations, descriptions from contemporary historians.
The Reforms of Augustus - An essay about the government and social reforms instituted by Augustus Caesar after the collapse of the Roman Republic.
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