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Augustus
First Roman emperor, under whose reign Christ was born, a figure of political order.
minor
Also known as Caesar, Caesar Augustus
First appearance: part i book i
Augustus shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the emperor during whose reign the gates of war were rarely shut.
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Character groups
- Roman Statesmen and Emperors
- Patriarchs and Pagan Figures
- Diverse Historical and Biblical Figures
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- IX
- Of the ingratitude of Rome to Scipio, its deliverer, and of its manners during the period which Sallust describes as the best.
- Of the connection of the wars which with great severity and frequency followed one another before the advent of Christ
- XXI
- Of the birth of our Saviour, whereby the Word was made flesh; and of the dispersion of the Jews among all nations, as had been prophesied.
- VII
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See Augustus in part i book i