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- An Augustus Primer - Resources including articles and links concerning the life of Augustus Caesar. From Roman History Reading Group.
romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_augustus.htm
- Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) - Succinct biography of Augustus illustrated by Imperial coins from his reign.
www.umich.edu/~classics/cc/372/sibyl/en/Augustus.html
- Augustus and the Early Roman Empire - Photographs, discussion of art and architecture from Augustus Caesar's reign.
harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/augustus.html
- Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana - Study of Augustus' reforms after his victory at Actium in 31 B.C. and their impact on creating the "Pax Romana." From "The History Guide" site.
www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture12b.html
- Augustus Caesar [About.com] - Links to articles and further information on biography, political life, and legacy of Caesar Augustus.
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/augustus
- Augustus [DIR] - Comprehensive biography of Augustus' life and reforms during the Principate. Bibliography and footnotes. From "De Imperatoribus Romanis" mega-site.
www.roman-emperors.org/auggie.htm
- Augustus: Images of Power - Pictures and descriptions of monuments and artwork featuring Augustus Caesar.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/morford/augimage.html
- Bible History Online: Augustus - General overview of the life and history of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Provides biographical timeline, maps and images, text of dictionary and encyclopedia entries, and selected translations from the Res Gestae and De Vita Caesarum.
www.bible-history.com/augustus
- Building Projects in Rome in Augustus' Time - Timeline showing the architectural contributions made to Rome by the Emperor Augustus. Some plans and drawings.
www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/augpers.htm
- Caesar Augustus -- virgil.org - An annotated guide to online resources on the life and works of Augustus Caesar.
www.virgil.org/augustus
- Cassius Dio - Index to online works of Greek historian Cassius Dio: ancient biography of Augustus is contained in Books 45-56 (see index). From Lacus Curtius site.
www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/home.html
- Cicero: Select Letters - Selection of letters from Cicero on the Civil War, including assassination of Julius Caesar and the early career of Octavian, later Augustus. In English [U. Saskatchewan].
www.usask.ca/antharch/cnea/DeptTransls/CicLetters.html
- Clades Variana - Home of the Varus Film Project - Site devoted to multiple aspects of the disaster of Augustus' general, Varus, in the Teutoberg Forest. Information concerning Augustus' legions in Germany, battle, background, bibliography.
www.geocities.com/Paris/Salon/2385/varus.html
- De Vita Caesarum: The Divine Augustus - Suetonius' near-contemporary history of Octavian, later Augustus Caesar. In English; from Ancient History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-augustus.html
- Forum Antiquum: Augustan Studies - Resources for studies of Emperor Augustus Caesar and contemporaries in ancient Rome; reference source for all Augustan resources on the Web.
www.sas.upenn.edu/~ekondrat/Augustus.html
- Leges Sine Moribus: The Laws of Augustus - Discussion of Augustus' legal reforms, particularly regarding marriage and morality. Part of "Ancient History Bulletin" series, 1994.
www.trentu.ca/ahb/ahb8/ahb-8-3b.html
- Livia - Wife of Augustus - Succinct biography of Livia, wife of Augustus and first Empress of Rome. From DIR.
www.roman-emperors.org/livia.htm
- Livia Drusilla, Augusta: 58 BC - 29 AD - Biography of the Empress Livia, wife of Caesar Augustus. From Feminae Romanae.
dominae.fws1.com/Influence/Livia%20Augusta/Index.htm
- Nicolaus of Damascus: AUGUSTUS - Translation of Nicolaus of Damascus' ancient, original "Life of Augustus."
www.csun.edu/%7Ehcfll004/nicolaus.html
- Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus - Study of Augustus' rise to power following the murder of Caesar and the defeat of Antony in 31 BC. Copyright John Porter.
www.usask.ca/antharch/cnea/CourseNotes/Octavian.html
- Octavian and Antony: The Rise of Augustus - A comprehensive analysis of the contest between Antony and Octavian and Augustus' actions during the early Principate. From U. of Saskatchewan
www.historyinfilm.com/claudius/overview.htm
- Octavian to Augustus: Images Illustrating His Rise to Power - Coin images and other objets d'art reflecting Roman history from Julius Caesar through the Triumvirates to Augustus Caesar. Images, scant text.
www.sas.upenn.edu/~ekondrat/Octavian3.html
- Octavian/Augustus - Brief slide-show history of Augustus' reign through coins, reconstructed buildings.
classics.wlu.edu/HTML%20Presentation%20folder%202
- The Age of Augustus: The Rise to Power - Comprehensive lectures in slide format on Augustus' rise to power from 44-23 BC, including detailed biographical information, discussion of contemporaries, political and military battles, bibliography and links. Dr. David Gill.
www.swan.ac.uk/classics/modules/clh219.htm
- The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, 9 AD - Velleius Paterculus' contemporary history of the loss of three legions in Germany during Augustus' reign.
www.hillsdale.edu/dept/History/War/Classical/Rome/9-TuetoburgForest.htm
- The Deeds of the Divine Augustus - Summary of Augustus' achievements in his own words from document known as "Res Gestae Divi Augusti." From Ancient History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/14resgestae.html
- The Internet Classics Archive | The Annals by Tacitus - Near contemporary historical source for last years of Augustus' reign by Tacitus.
classics.mit.edu/Tacitus/annals.html
- The Mausoleum of Augustus - Description, illustrations of The Mausoleum of Augustus, the funerary complex in which he was buried. Quotations, descriptions from contemporary historians.
www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/mausaug.html
- The Reforms of Augustus - An essay about the government and social reforms instituted by Augustus Caesar after the collapse of the Roman Republic.
www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Tidepool/8194/index11.html
- The Time of Augustus - Student-prepared biography of Augustus and outline of Roman history during his rule; part of ThinkQuest Library.
library.thinkquest.org/12654/aready.html
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