Augustus and the Pope
Being a leader means you have followers, people who will stand behind you and support you and how you lead them no matter what the challenge is, Augustus had these followers, he was a great leader.
Augustus was the first Roman Emperor, he was loved by his people and not only rebuilt his own palace but the entire town, even the Soothsayers did not predict his success.
Pope Frances is the 226th Pope of the Catholic Church in Italy, he became the Pope even though his family was against it.
Augustus was a better leader than Pope Francis because he had followers, supporters and people who stayed with him, he never let his feeling get in the way or wanting people to like him.
Once Julius Caesar was assassinated, his nephew
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“Julia was Augustus’ wife” and together they had “one daughter, also named Julia.” (Augustus 63 BC-14 AD)
“Augustus ordered his friend Marcellus to marry his daughter”, but soon after he died so “Augustus then calls upon his best friend to divorce his wife and marry Julia”, together they then had three children, two sons and one daughter “Augustus then adopted their two sons as his own.” (Augustus 63 BC-14 AD)
Augustus and his son-in-law had been planning a great trip that Augustus thought that he would never get to go on because of his illness, but they went, having his men carry him the entire way.
“Augustus spent his last years with “, the current husband of his daughter. (College Journal Augustus)
“Withdraw from the people around him” was what he did as began to get more sick. (College Journal
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Loyalty is something Augustus had by his people and family, the Pope had none from his family, and the more he changes his opinion the more he will lose.
“Augustus was loved by his people” because he was true to himself and “had a plan.” (College Journal Augustus)
Pope Francis is loved because he travels the world “telling people what they want to hear.”
Augustus showed his wealth, but he also shared it, as oppose to Pope Francis who clam’s we should all live like the unwealthy, even though he himself has a very big house.
Augustus shared his wealth by not only “rebuilding his house, but everyone else’s” too along with the “military and shops.” (College Journal Augustus)
Pope Francis when he travels, “stays with the non wealthy” and says that “we should all live like them” when in reality “he has a very big house himself.” (Kormann NY)
To be a leader, you not only need followers but also have to have something to follow.
Pope Francis claims that he infact follows everything the Bible says, when in fact he says “who am I to judge the homosextual?” when in the Bible it clearly states that God made man and woman for each other. (Kormann
In “The Deeds of the Divine Augustus” Augustus portrays Rome as a dignified cut above the rest. In this reading, we learn about the ruling of Augustus and how he feels entirely responsible for all the successes of Rome. I believe that this writing is not a display of the “real Rome” but rather a depiction of its author. Throughout “The Deeds of the Divine Augustus” Augustus repeatedly refers to himself in the text and how all these successes are a result of his leadership. An example of this is when Augustus states, “In my nineteenth year, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army with which I set free the state, which was oppressed by the domination of a faction.” There are
Augustus, who was once named C. Octavius, was the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar. Due to Caesar’s death from the uprising in 44 B.C., it was stated from his will, that Octavian was to be adopted as Caesar’s son. So his name was changed to C. Julius Caesar Octavianus (Porter, 2010). Later throughout his political and military career, he controlled Rome under the title Augustus (Brand, 2013). This begins a story of a young man to an emperor of the Roman world.
2)”One view of Augustus went like this: filial duty and national crisis had been merely pretexts...After that, there had certainly been peace, but it was a bloodstained peace”-Tacitus, Annals
Have you ever waged war against your wife? Caesar Octavian Augustus did. Augustus was a great leader. Leaders are necessary because they need to show leadership amongst the people and unite the people as one doing anything to keep them safe. Caesar Octavian Augustus was one of Rome’s greatest leaders by showing that at the age of 19, he can rule one of the most powerful nations by any means including war (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html)
Along with Augustus’s military skills, he was politically and economically successful. Augustus is a better leader due to his great amount of political and economic success, like the civil service, the new currency and free trade, reorganization of the government, and he was a true statesman. First off, Augustus reorganized the government, and made it more honest. Augustus was able to maintain an honest government after the war. He was able to develop an efficient postal service, and established colonies. (6). This demonstrates that
Augustus worked to keep Roman in power and he had to do it by working with the monarchy. He didn't act like he had all the power and he didn't even dress that way. He lived in a typical upper class home and not in a palace like most emperors would. He wore ordinary civilian dress and claimed that his togas were home spun by his wife and daughter. He believed he was saving Rome from destruction.
To change an empire from a Republic to a Monarchy, is in itself a great achievement, but to be that one man that successfully changes the way of old to the original form of state is an amazing fete. The will to achieve this, and the desire must be great and you must truly be remarkable, although in saying that, having your forefathers pave the way, assist in reaching that goal. This is what Augustus achieved, he became greatest man in Rome, the highest achievement one might endeavour, outdoing his forefathers. He played the game of Roman politics against some of the greatest minds, brilliantly and shaped what is now known as the “Great Roman Empire”.
As the only blood child of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, the life of Julia Augusti was predestined: she were to be a pawn in her father’s selfish political intrigues. The hope was for Julia to become a paradigm of traditional wifely values, a good matrona, unbeknownst to Augustus, that would never come to fruition. Julia was born in 39 BCE to Augustus and Scribonia, his first wife, who he promptly divorced to pursue a marriage with Livia Drusilla. Shortly after her birth, Julia was separated from her mother and grew up under the custody of her father. She lived with Augustus, his second wife, and her children from her first marriage, Tiberius and Drusus.
While Augustus, in both images, emanates leadership qualities like self-confidence, power and dominance, art can be misleading propaganda. It is difficult to reach a conclusion, in either image, as to whether he was a moral leader. Augustus was effective as the conqueror of Egypt depicted in the
Finally, Ovid suggests that Augustus is a better ruler than his father and predecessor, Julius Caesar. Ovid notably describes, “videns bene facta fatetur essa suis maiora et vinci gaudet ab illo” (seeing the good deeds of the son, [Caesar] admits that they are greater than his and rejoices to be conquered by that man). Despite the fact that Caesar was extremely loved by the people, conquered many lands, reformed the calendar, and gave charity to the poor, Ovid declares that Augustus is even more accomplished. This weighty opinion reveals Ovid’s intentions to flatter
When Augustus was born he was very lucky because according to Augustus: the Life of Rome’s First Emperor
To reassure Roman Citizens that prosperity was evident Augustus set about reconstructing the city of Rome. Coins from the period (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=443) illustrate the ‘health of the republic’ which was an essential part in reinforcing the feelings of stability that the Augustus wanted his people to encompass. The use of propaganda was also in an attempt to bolster his power. The reconstruction of the city involved creating essential services such as roads and aqueducts and also glorified Augustus and set in stone his achievements.
The First Roman Emperor, Augustus Caesar achieved Rome great glory. From his birth, he had three names Octavius, Octavian, and the Roman Senate consulted him the name Augustus. He had the power to rule Rome’s religious, political and military affairs, with the Senate as an advisory body, successfully making him Emperor. Augustus’s transformation for Rome was tuff but he was able to achieve ultimate power. He really didn’t like being called “emperor”. He never titled himself as that. Augustus was one of the greatest leaders of history.
These identical historiographical disputes are also encountered by highly reputable and dependable sources such as the Oxford University Press and Augustus himself as the main complexity that is faced whether a sources is primary or secondary is that the authors can develop their own interpretations of events based on primary sources and also offer an argument or point of view in an effort to persuade. Despite this, Oxford University Press as a whole, contributes outstanding interpretations and shares large amounts of knowledge in regards to the life of Augustus’ particularly through the representations made by him through pieces of art and literature. This is especially beneficial as all of the pieces depict Augustus’ as being a moral man, which overall spectacles the connotation and association behind the art works, giving an insight into how the people of the ancient Roman society
Two of the more memorable emperors to the Romans were Augustus Caesar (27 BC to 14 AD), and Caligula (37 AD to 41 AD). Although only having ruled the empire by a separation of 23 years and belonging to the same family (through marriage and adoption), their empires couldn’t have been more different. It is possible to determine the impact of an emperor’s rule based on their many vices and virtues, as well as the choices that they make in relation to them. The author Suetonius expressed in his writings the many vices and virtues that put into perspective the kind of leaders that these emperors appeared as to their polis. As we explore the concept of vices and virtues, as well as what kind of ideals these two rulers represented, we will begin to be presented with a clearer picture of what an ideal emperor would have looked like. A vice can be described as an immoral or wicked behavior; while a virtue can be described as a behavior showing high moral standards. Suetonius and the Roman people had a high interpretation of the concept of virtue and vice, as well as their role in the ruler’s life.