Augustus: Visionary Statesman or Destroyer Of The Republic?

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  @restishistorypod · 1 year ago · pinned

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  @danesovic7585 · 1 year ago

  There was not enough about Augustus in this episode.

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  @riccardoquartuccio3166 · 1 year ago

  As an Italian (Roman, actually) living in the UK I am in ecstasy! I remember vividly &nbsp;the 14 years old me sweating on those Svetonius translations 😅

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  @Grenadier311 · 1 year ago

  I was hoping to hear more about Augustus.

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  @lizparker2777 · 1 year ago

  Dominic in a hoodie! I’m shook 😮😂

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  @seano130 · 9 months ago

  I know this episode is almost a year old now but I’m quite disappointed that they didn’t discuss Augustus himself more… his policies, strengths, weaknesses, what made him so prolific. The ep focused more on the people who wrote about him rather than the man himself 😅

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  @ebreiss · 1 year ago

  &quot;Augustus: Visionary Statesman or Destroyer Of The Republic?&quot; Yes.

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• CH

  @CharlesTheInnocent-s9s · 1 year ago (edited)

  Augustus was underestimated by his friends and foes. No one expected him to end up as the undisputed leader of the Roman Principate. Mark Anthony, (Caesar&apos;s master of the horse) dismissed him as a &quot;mere boy&quot; and Lepidus, the third wheel in the triumvirate was systematically outwitted and outmaneuvered by Augustus who eventually stripped him of all his titles and took them as his own. <br><br>Augustus was not a tested soldier, (he barely knew how to handle a horse during combat or war) and left most of the fighting to his tested generals such as Agrippa. But when it came to diplomacy and governance, Augustus was a genius.

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  @GK1304-s8c · 1 year ago (edited)

  This podcast is my comfort food. Adore these two ✌️🏾

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• BK

  @bkohatl · 7 months ago

  What has always amazed me, Julius Caesar recognized the depth and intelligence of Octavian at 14-years-old. Confirmed as they spent time together. Caesar truly was brilliant and Octavian/Augustus shared that ability by choosing Marcus Agrippa as his deputy throughout the tumult of the assassination and triumvirate.

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• TI

  @timelanguid4813 · 1 year ago

  Interesting that later Benvenuto Cellini was arrested in France after a woman accused him of taking her &quot;in the Italian way&quot;.

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  @AncientRomeOrigin · 1 year ago

  Brilliantly nuanced video! It throws light on the dual legacy of Augustus—both the stabilizing founder of peace and the shrewd architect who ended the Republic. On one hand, he ended decades of civil strife, created the Principate, and launched the Pax Romana—ushering in stability that lasted centuries. His political toolkit—constitutional “settlements” in 27 BC and 23 BC, tribunician powers, proconsular imperium, and the façade of republican forms—were masterclasses in subtle control. But we can’t ignore that his “restoration” was a veneer for personal power, effectively ending republican governance and centralizing authority in himself. It’s fascinating how he reshaped Rome with reforms, cultural patronage, and public order—and yet, he did it all under the guise of tradition. A captivating portrait of a ruler who was both statesman and strategist, with a legacy as complex as his time.

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