Author

Publication

1995-03-01 - Bryn Mawr Commentaries

Language

English

Word Count

15,000 words, Guess

Page Count

60 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads3954835

First Sentence

WHEN Augustus died on 19 August, AD 14, he left behind him four documents, entrusted to the Vestal Virgins for sage keeping; these documents as listed by Suetonius (Aug. 101, 4) were: his will; instructions for his funeral; 'a catalogue of his achievements which he wished to be inscribed on bronze tablets and set up in front of his mausoleum'; and a summary of the military and financial state of the whole empire.

Excerpt

WHEN Augustus died on 19 August, AD 14, he left behind him four documents, entrusted to the Vestal Virgins for sage keeping; these documents as listed by Suetonius (Aug. 101, 4) were: his will; instructions for his funeral; 'a catalogue of his achievements which he wished to be inscribed on bronze tablets and set up in front of his mausoleum'; and a summary of the military and financial state of the whole empire.

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