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
mean army order
At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction. For which service the senate, with complimentary resolutions, enrolled me in its order...
men
I am a man of my word.
wish world factories
I'd always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
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.
latin hands stage
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
men good-man citizens
To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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.
latin farewell alive
Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
men aging young
Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
race togas world
Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!