Augustus
Augustus
Augustuswas the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionRoyalty
play roles comedy
Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
kings corpses
I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
latin haste
Make haste cautiously.
common worthy seems
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
want extraordinary-life extraordinary
Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
time office authority
After this time I surpassed all others in authority, but I had no more power than the others who were also my colleagues in office.
race togas world
Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
latin government desire
May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and stable basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the architect of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die, that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand deep and secure.
latin cautious commanders
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
love-is keeping-promises courses
Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.
voice long tales
The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself,
loss winning order
He [Julius Caesar] learned that Alexander , having completed nearly all his conquests by the time he was thirty-two years old, was at an utter loss to know what he should do during the rest of his life, whereat Augustus expressed his surprise that Alexander did not regard it as a greater task to set in order the empire which he had won than to win it.
giving legion give-me
Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
husband children giving-up
Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the family's financial well-being, women must give up exclusive parental control when their husbands assume more responsibility for child care.