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Nicolaus of Damascus' life of Augustus : $b Translated with a commentary
Nicolaus, of Damascus
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Thesis (Ph. D.)
apiece. Evidently he means to wage war with Antony. And so I
see that in a few days we shall be in arms. But whom are we to
follow? Consider his name and his age.’
[162] Q. Juventius and M. Modialius are unknown. L. Maecenas is
incorrectly written for C. Maecenas, of whom this seems to be the
earliest mention. M. Agrippa had been a companion of Octavian at
Apollonia. ‘Lucius’ may be L. Cocceius Nerva, great-grandfather
of the emperor Nerva. He is mentioned as a trusted friend of
Octavian in 41, and thence throughout his life.
[163] The several references to his mother could only have come
from Augustus’ own memoirs.
[164] Appian 3, 24, incorrectly states that Brutus and Cassius
left Italy shortly after the ‘ludi Apollinares’ in July. Dio 47,
20, is more accurate in saying that they delayed in Campania for
a time. Cic., Fam. 11, 3, was sent from Naples August 4 by Brutus
and Cassius to Antony; and Cicero addressed Cassius at Puteoli
in the early part of October (Cic., Fam., 12, 2; 12, 3). Brutus
and Cassius would scarcely have been concerned over the news of
the young Octavian’s preparations; their departure, though it
coincided in time with Octavian’s levy was not caused by this.
[165] Calatia was apparently the home of the Seventh Legion,
since he had decided to approach this first. His effort was
successful, for the Seventh Legion took part in the battle of
Forum Gallorum (Cic., Phil., 14, 10, 27).
[166] The next colony was apparently Casilinum, where was the
Eighth Legion.
[167] According to Cicero (Fam., 12, 23, 2) Octavian went in
person to Brundisium to win over the four legions just arrived
from Macedonia.
[168] Appian mentions this means of propaganda in 3; 31, 39,
44. His first reference to it in 3, 31 antedates his account
of Octavian’s alleged attempt against Antony’s life; this
anticipation is of course incorrect.
VITA
Clayton Morris Hall was born at Ruxton, Maryland, September 24,
1896. From 1908 to 1914 he was prepared for college at the Boys’ Latin
School, Baltimore. In the autumn of 1914 he entered the College of
Arts and Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University, whence he received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1918. During 1918-1919 he was in
the United States Army. In the autumn of 1919 he began graduate work
in Latin, Classical Archaeology, and Greek in the Johns Hopkins
University, and held, from 1920 to 1922, a Johns Hopkins Scholarship.
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