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The Augustan Settlements
- Context
- After the death of Antony and
cleopatra Octavian sought to
restore order to the republic
- He believed that the saftey and wellbeing of the state depended on im personally
- on his personal and individual ability to
look after the state
- on his personal and individual ability to
look after the state
- He believed that the saftey and wellbeing of the state depended on im personally
- After the death of Antony and
cleopatra Octavian sought to
restore order to the republic
- First Augustan Settlement
- 27 BC
- Renounced all powers and provinces
- Senate protested and granted him
- Name of Augustus and Title of Princeps
- First Citizen
- Whats in the name?
- Augustus
- used to describe sacred things, temples, linked to Auguries
- the role of Augustus as a leading citizen was
not an official part of roman government
- no way to describe this new position and it
findamental way of describe this new position and its
fundamental importance to the state other than in
theological / divine terms
- no longer be viewed in simple
human terms somewhere between
mortal and divine
- Sacrosanct
- Sacrosanct
- no longer be viewed in simple
human terms somewhere between
mortal and divine
- no way to describe this new position and it
findamental way of describe this new position and its
fundamental importance to the state other than in
theological / divine terms
- used to describe sacred things, temples, linked to Auguries
- Augustus
- First Citizen
- Proconsul Imperium
- over parts of the Empire which required military defence
- Spain
- Gaul
- Syria
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- frontier territories
- Spain
- Army given to him
- territory
- food source
- territory
- over parts of the Empire which required military defence
- Had power to legates
- make war
- conclude treaties
- make war
- continued to be elected to consulship each year
- giving imperium in Rome and Italy
- giving imperium in Rome and Italy
- Civic Crown and Golden Shield
- What is it?
- The Coronoa Civica
- Standard award for saving the life of a citizen in battle
- Saving empires life
- the greatful survivor would hence forth
treat and respect his saviour as a father
- Patria Potestas
- owns people
- state under his control
- state under his control
- owns people
- Patria Potestas
- Saving empires life
- Standard award for saving the life of a citizen in battle
- Golden Shield
- Pronounced the moral Authority and qualities of Augustus
- Like Aeneid
- Like Aeneid
- Pronounced the moral Authority and qualities of Augustus
- The Coronoa Civica
- What is it?
- Name of Augustus and Title of Princeps
- Senate protested and granted him
- Renounced all powers and provinces
- 31 - 27
- Held power of triumvir back by Oath of Allegiance
- Held Consul every year
- odd as usually only held twice
- odd as usually only held twice
- Held power of triumvir back by Oath of Allegiance
- 27 BC
- The Second Consitutional Settlement
- 23 BC
- Augustus was away in his provinces, but in 23 BC two events too place which forced him to reconsider his poition
- a Serious conspiracy against him by Varro Murena and
Fannius Caepio highlighted senatorial resentment of his
perpetual consulship which limited their ambitions
- He became dangerously ill and this made his reconsider the
tiring day to day buisness of being consul
- a Serious conspiracy against him by Varro Murena and
Fannius Caepio highlighted senatorial resentment of his
perpetual consulship which limited their ambitions
- Resigned consulship
- compensated in two ways
- proconsul power recognised as superior (maius)
- this enabled compete control over the army
- this enabled compete control over the army
- granted tribunician power for life without a colleague
- enabled him to veto, legislate and to oficially help citizens
- enabled him to veto, legislate and to oficially help citizens
- proconsul power recognised as superior (maius)
- compensated in two ways
- Augustus was away in his provinces, but in 23 BC two events too place which forced him to reconsider his poition
- 23 BC
- How might we describe Augustus position in 27 - 23 BC
- Princeps
- first citizen
- first citizen
- Tutela or Cura
- Guardian or Protector
- Guardian or Protector
- Pater Patiae
- father of the country
- father of the country
- Princeps
- Later power
- 12 Bc
- Pontifex Maximus
- Lepidus died
- allowing Augustus to become head of priesthood
- allowing Augustus to become head of priesthood
- Lepidus died
- Pontifex Maximus
- 2 BC
- Pater Patriae
- father of the people
- honorific title that
Augustus veiwed as the
highpoint of his carrer
- honorific title that
Augustus veiwed as the
highpoint of his carrer
- father of the people
- Pater Patriae
- 12 Bc
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