Octavian comes to Rome (44-42 BC)
Divi Filius
Cultural Hero
Augustus
Imperator
Pater Patriae
Connect himself to Julius Caesar
Changing how Caesar is viewed
Bringing peace and prosperity to Rome
Bringing another Golden Age
Maintaining Pax Deorum
Has a close relationship to the gods
Father figure and a role model
Imperial family as role models
Good at army stuff
Legitimising his wars
"I liberated the republic" - fought to save Rome
Depicted on the aureus with Caesar on the other side
Shown retrieving the eagle standards (Prima Porta)
Refers to him as "divine Iulius", wants him to be seen as a god
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"
"I liberated the republic"
Shown retrieving the eagle standards (Prima Porta) - fights wars for Rome's benefit
Depicts him with a laurel wreath on the aureus, wants him to be seen as a great leader and imperator
Refers to him as "my father"
"I drove into exile those men who had murdered my father"
Ara Pacis
Caesar (his adoptive father) is believed to have ascended to godhood
Shown on the side of the Ara Pacis
"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
Held games in honour of Venus
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