Augustus Flashcards
1
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pater patriae
A
father of the fatherland
2
Q
second triumvirate
A
a political alliance formed after the Roman dictator Julius Caesar’s assassination, between Caesar’s three most important supporters: Octavian (future emperor Augustus), Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
officially sanctioned
3
Q
res gestae
A
a list of accomplishments by Augustus
4
Q
princeps/principate
A
The Principate is characterised by the reign of a single emperor (princeps) and an effort on the part of the early emperors, at least, to preserve the illusion of the formal continuance, in some aspects, of the Roman Republic
5
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gnomon
A
pointer for sundial
6
Q
Pax Romana
A
Roman Peace after Augustus
