Question

1) In "The Deeds of the divine Augustus" what was the signifigance of Augusts Rue? In the long run, did he hekp or hurt the Roman Empire?

2) What qualities of the emperor Augustus as a ruler would you like to find in an American president?

3) Imagine that you are a roman citizan living during Pax Romana. How wouuld you feel about the empire?

Answer 1

1. The Deeds of the Divine Augustus is a work believed to be Augustus himself that has 35body paragraphs that are divided into sections such as, his political, public and military. He elaborates how he denied many offices and rejected awards thus remaining a selfless king throughout. He talks about his charity works both to his citizens and soldiersby offering them money and grains. He finally says that he has maintained cordial relationship with other nations thus promoting goodwill. Augustus, by many historians is considered to be a people’s king who considered himself as the first among the equals. Although all his works were experimental in nature but he considered the goodwill of people.
2. American president lacks all the three characteristics of Augustus (Selflessness, charitable and maintaining good foreign policy). He is a racist president who is hated even by the Americans. He is exceptional in one thing that is his selfishness for America’s growth alone.
3. I will be very happy to live in the Pax Romana as it is considered to be the most peaceful time in the history of Roman Empire as there were no military actions and land expansion. Rome had the largest land mass during this period and people were happy. It started with Augustus the people’s king and ended with the great philosopher king Marcus Aurelius.