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THE AUGUSTAN AGE
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historical period
Augustus reigned from
27 B.C.
to
15 A.D.
Born as Octavian in
63 B.C.
was
The adopted child of Julius Caesar
was able to
Acquires power and prestige within the Senate and becomes Console for the first time in
43 B.C.
after that
Second Triumvirate
Unlike the First it's an actual extraordinary magistracy
OCTAVIAN
Government of the western provinces
MARCUS ANTONIUS
Government of the eastern provinces
LEPIDUS
Magistracy of
Pontifex Maximus
the end of the deal unleashes
The Last Civil War
principal cause
Antonius establish himself as the governor of Egypt alongside Cleopatra
Octavian takes arms against Antonius
Battle of Azio in
31 B.C.
outcome
Victory over Antonius, the Egypt becomes a Roman province
Octavian reachs Rome in the
29 B.C.
. and receives the "triumph"
In
27 B.C.
the Roman Empire is born
Octavian is granted
Complete civil, military and religious authority
The titles of
Princeps Senatus
,
Imperator
and
Augustus
Augustus numerous reforms
civil engineering
Expansion of the
road, aqueduct and bridge network
the army
Creation of the
Praetorians
The
army
and the
fleet
are reorganized and upgraded
the government
Reorganization of the provinces in
Imperial
and
Senatorial
politics and economics
Reorganization of the
monetary
and
tax systems
, renovation of the
public administration
Culture in the Augustan Age
The long period of peace allows for a great development of
arts and literature
The noble
Maecenas
gathers many writers and artists to provide them with support
Writers and artists come in contact with Augustus's
political ideals
and accept them as their owns