August’s deification cameo
41-54 AD
Wearing Jupiter’s aegis (clear indication of deification)
Sebasteion panels of Augustan iconography
Aeneas leaving Rome with Ascanius, Venus (as progenitor of the Julians) and Anchises
The twelve Caesar’s
121AD
Suetonius’ conditions
Hadrians secretary (access to imperial records)
H not Julio Claudian and sometimes competed w Aug (no censorship)
Other biographies held him accountable
Suetonius (Aug, the rep)
He didn’t believe Aug restored the republic “he decided to retain power in his own hands”
Thinks he behaved like a king