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Octavian comes to Rome (44-42 BC) - Coggle Diagram
Octavian comes to Rome (44-42 BC)
Divi Filius
Connect himself to Julius Caesar
Depicted on the aureus with Caesar on the other side
Refers to him as "my father"
Changing how Caesar is viewed
Refers to him as "divine Iulius", wants him to be seen as a god
Depicts him with a laurel wreath on the aureus, wants him to be seen as a great leader and imperator
Cultural Hero
Bringing peace and prosperity to Rome
Shown retrieving the eagle standards (Prima Porta)
"I liberated the republic"
Bringing another Golden Age
Augustus
Maintaining Pax Deorum
Ara Pacis
Held games in honour of Venus
Has a close relationship to the gods
Caesar (his adoptive father) is believed to have ascended to godhood
He was related to Caesar, who claimed descent from Romulus and Aeneas, who had gods as one of their parents (Mars and Venus respectively)
The aureus included the title "pontiff of the augurs" on his side of the coin
Imperator
Good at army stuff
On the other side of a coin as Caesar, Caesar is shown with a laurel wreath (he will be a good imperator, like Caesar was)
"On my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army"
Legitimising his wars
"I liberated the republic" - fought to save Rome
Shown retrieving the eagle standards (Prima Porta) - fights wars for Rome's benefit
Pater Patriae
Father figure and a role model
"I drove into exile those men who had murdered my father"
"I pardoned all citizens who asked for mercy" - clementia
Shown with a baby (Prima Porta), the baby could symbolise Rome, shows he will protect Rome like a father protecting his child
Imperial family as role models
Shown on the side of the Ara Pacis