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Augustus' Military Reforms. Augustus created a standing army, made up of 28 legions, each one consisting of roughly 6000 men. Additional to these forces there was a similar number of auxiliary troops. Augustus also reformed the length of time a soldier served, increasing it from six to twenty years (16 years full service, 4 years on lighter ...
- Born 63 BC – Died 14 Ad, Age 78
- The Rebuilding of Rome
- Administrative, Legal & Tax Reforms
- Expanding The Empire
- The Search For An Heir
- The Last Year
- Augustus The Man
- Monetary Reform
- Monetary System
With the defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC, Octavianemerged as the undisputed master of the Roman World. The Battle of Actim effectively ended the Republic and would give birth to Imperial Rome. His great-uncle Julius Caesar briefly attained such a position, but for now, Octavian had to be sure that his victory would remain solid. Betwee...
Augustus is undoubtedly known for taking Rome, built of brick, and transforming it into a marble city. He made the Forum and several temples, including the temple of Divus Julius, which was constructed upon the spot of Caesar’s cremation. He also built the first permanent theatre in Rome, named after his deceased son-in-law – the Theatre of Marcell...
Augustus embarked on significant administrative changes in the spirit of his great uncle, Julius Caesar. Reforms were made in finances as well as in the bureaucracy. Various legal reforms were also introduced, covering everything from Treason and bribery to social reforms. The Equestrian Order and Freedmen were brought into the process of governmen...
Augustus was also very concerned with preserving the Empire and its frontiers. He strengthened the Roman government in Spain and Gaul and embarked on a project of urbanization, much of which is still evident today in the ruins throughout Europe. All of Augustus’ambitions for expanding the frontier were not achieved. While the Romans occupied German...
The process of an imperial dynasty was not necessarily planned nor entirely expected, given the lack of such a Roman precedent. The historianSuetonius claimed that Augustus considered stepping down twice. Once following Antony’s death and his near-death experience in 23 BC, Augustus appeared to some extent almost obsessed with finding an heir, give...
Augustus may have begun to suspect that the bad fortunes of his family were not by chance. Augustus became ill in 14 AD and refused to eat any food unless it was picked by his own hand, fearing perhaps that Livia might be poisoning him as well. It is entirely possible that Livia feared that Augustus might remove Tiberius from his will and may have ...
Augustuswas indeed a practical man. He did not surround himself with great luxuries but preferred quite modest furnishings, diet, and dress. He lived in a modest palace on the Palatine Hill overlooking the Forum. Although he had a great passion for the people and honesty in politics, the interesting paradox was that he mistrusted the mob and dislik...
The monetary reform of Augustus was a significant change that would forever alter the course of Rome’s monetary history. Bronze coinage, which had virtually ceased to be minted after 84 BC, was restituted. The minting of gold and silver was maintained under Octavian’s own personal control, and gold now became a regular part of the Roman monetary sy...
Mints: Alexandria, Antioch, Arelate, Constantinople, Cyzicus, Heraclea, London, Lugdunum, Nicomedia, Rome, Siscia, Sirmium, Thessalonica, Ticinum, Treveri Obverse Legends: Postumous Coinage DIVO AVGVSTO S P Q R OB CIVES SER DIVO AVGVSTO S P Q R DIVO AVGVSTVS PATER DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER DIVVS AVGVSTVS DIVO AVGVSTO
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DENOMINATIONS. Æ Full Denomination (24 mm about 12.5 grams) Æ Half-Denomination (17mm about 5 grams) Æ Quarter-Denomination (15mm abd 3.6 grams) Æ Eight-Denomination (11mm 1.75 grams) Herod III Antipater (born prior to 20BC; 4BC – 39 AD), known by the nickname Antipas, and was the son of Herod I the Great (c. 4 BC/1AD). Antipas was a.
Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. Maximinus I (235-238AD) is said to have been the first soldier who rose through the ranks to become Emperor. He was also from Thrace in Greece and is said to have been a shepherd before joining the army.
Eadgar was the son of Eadmund and the grandson of Edward the Elder and thus the great-grandson of Alfred the Great (871-899) who first began the quest to unite England under one rule. It was Eadgar who reconquered the Danelaw, a region bound by Watling Street, which they retained following their defeat in 878 by Alfred the Great.
It is DEAD from fiscal mismanagement! The question how do empires die is absolutely critical to surviving the Sovereign Debt Crisis. You can buy gold and listen to this nonsense about hyperinflation and $50,000 an ounce while everything else is worth shit. You will be right insofar as in the end the empire will die.
