Divi Filius Flashcards
Caesar’s assassination
March 15th 44BC
Octavian accepts legacy
May 8th 44BC
Proscription statistics
- 300 senators
- 1000 equites
Start of Triumvirate
November 27th 43BC
Fall of Perusia; Treaty of Brundisium
40BC
Treaty of Misenus
39BC
Senate declare Julius Caesar a god
42BC
Octavian’s triple triumph
- August 13th-15th 29BC
- Illyricum, Antium, Alexandria
Fall of Alexandria
August 3rd 30BC
Philipi
October 23rd 42BC
Mutina
April 21st 43BC
Death of Hirtius and Pansa
Octavian marries Livia
38BC
Augustus consul for the second time
33BC
Italy and western provinces swear an oath to Octavian
32BC
First Settlement
~ 27BC
~ Octavian surrenders all powers and restores the Republic’s legal and administrative powers (stays Consul)
~ “reluctantly” accepts 10yr imperium over military provinces. Senate responds with 1) civic crown 2) golden shield - clemency, valour, justice and piety 3)name ‘Augustus’ - religious - n.b. NOT Romulus
Second Settlement
~ 23BC
~ weakness of Augustus’ position shown by trial of government of Macedonia, the conspiracy of Fannius and Murina and serious illness for Augustus
Octavian’s image 42-31BC
~ from psycho to defender of Roman values at Actium
~ largely due to military victory and ‘imperator’ in name
How did Augustus distance himself from problematic aspects of J.C. (RG)
“When the dictatorship was offered to me by the senate and people…I refused it”
“The consulship was also offered to be to be held each year for the rest of my life and I refused it”
“I received no magistracies that we’re not in keeping with the customs of our ancestry”
28BC Aureus
~ laurel wreath
~ curule chair
~ scroll (giving rules of Rome back to the people)
Defeat of Sextus at Naulochus
September 3rd 36bc
Temple to Apollo dedicated
28BC
Result of second settlement
Augustus appeals to and control army and people, minus J.C.’s anti-republican magistrae
