Octavian arrives 44-42 BC

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  • Octavian arrives 44-42 BC
    • Imperator
      • Good warrior or general
        • Suetonius 10
          • Augustus completed the military task entrusted to him in three months
        • Mark Anthony says he ran away
      • Legitimising his wars
        • Res Gestae 2
          • "Drove into exile those men who murdered my father"
            • Res Gestae 1-3
              • He is a good son to J. Caesar
                • A good role model to Romans
              • "provide no harm should come to the state"
                • Octavian as protector of Rome
                • Bringing Peace and Prosperity
                  • Res Gestae 3
                    • "I pardoned all the citizens who asked for mercy"
                      • He is not ruthless and violent while colonising lots of places
                  • Suetonius 9
                    • "He fought five civil wars"
                      • Romans oppose him = not peaceful
        • Temple of Mars Ultor
          • Built to represent his win against J. Caesar's murderers
          • Being a good religious leader
            • Avenging J. Caesar's death = fulfilling Octavian's duty as a religious person
    • Augustus
      • Close relationships with gods
        • Aureus of Octavian
          • "Divus Iulius"
            • He is J. Caesar's son - Caesar is a god = Octavian is a son of god
              • Avenging J. Caesar's death = fulfilling Octavian's duty as a religious person
              • "my father" - did not refer to J. Caesar = he is not a man anymore because he is the Divine Julius
      • Being a good religious leader
      • Divi Filius
        • Changing the way how people perceive J. Caesar from a man to a god
          • Res Gestae 2
            • "my father" - did not refer to J. Caesar = he is not a man anymore because he is the Divine Julius
        • Stressing his association with J. Caesar
          • Co-marketed himself with J. Caesar to increase his popularity - by putting each other's busts on both side of the coin
            • Aureus of Octavian
              • "Divus Iulius"
                • He is J. Caesar's son - Caesar is a god = Octavian is a son of god
            • Giving 75 denarii to each Rome's poor - fulfilling a request made in Caesar's will.
              • Octavian's policies will be similar to Julius'
              • Bringing Peace and Prosperity
                • Res Gestae 3
                  • "I pardoned all the citizens who asked for mercy"
                    • He is not ruthless and violent while colonising lots of places
                • Suetonius 9
                  • "He fought five civil wars"
                    • Romans oppose him = not peaceful
        • Pater Patriae
          • Imperial Family as role models
            • He avenged his father's death
              • Built to represent his win against J. Caesar's murderers
          • Octavian seen as a father figure
            • Res Gestae 1-3
              • He is a good son to J. Caesar
                • A good role model to Romans
              • "provide no harm should come to the state"
                • Octavian as protector of Rome
            • Suetonius 10
              • Assassinating M. Anthony attempt
              • Alleged murder of Hirtius and Pansa
        • Cultural Hero
          • Bringing the Golden Age
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