1 Deconstructing the Monuments: Tacitus on the Mausoleum of AugustusThomas E. Strunk Xavier University
2 Mausoleum of Augustus
3 Mausoleum and Campus MartiusHorologium and Ara Pacis Via Flaminia Mausoleum of Augustus Tiber River
4 Mausoleum of Augustus and Clupeus Virtutis from Arles
5 CIL VI 40360 [ - - - decrevit senatus ut interesset]consiliis publicis - coi[retque inter senatores cum] annum expleturus [erat XV]. Mortem eius iustitio per con[sules indicto] omnes luxerunt; censu [ ] insignibus decorata cu[- - - ] The senate decreed that he should participate in public affairs and that he be ranked among the senators when he turned fourteen years old. All mourned his death and a iustitium was declared by the consuls . . .
6 CIL VI [ decrevit senatus ut interesset] consiliis publicis - coi[retque inter senatores cum] annum expleturus [erat XV]. Mortem eius iustitio per con[sules indicto] omnes luxerunt; censu [ ] insignibus decorata cu[- - - ] Res Gestae 14.1 ex eo die, quo deducti sunt in forum, ut interessent consillis publicis decrevit senatus The senate decreed that from that day on which they were led into the forum they should participate in public affairs.
7 Annales 1.3.1 ceterum Augustus subsidia dominationi Yet Augustus [sought] a bulwark for his autocracy. Res Gestae 1.1 rem publicam dominatione factionis oppressam in libertatem vindicavi I freed the state oppressed by the tyranny of a faction.
8 Tacitus and Vergil on MarcellusAnnales admodum adulescentem merely a youth Aeneid Heu, miserande puer, si qua fata apsera rumpas tu Marcellus eris. Alas, wretched boy, if you could only crush the fates, you will be Marcellus Tu eris Marcellus – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
9 The Character of TiberiusTacitus, Annales vetere atque insita Claudiae familiae superbia, multaque indicia saevitiae eductum in domo regnatrice aliud quid quam iram et simulatinoem et secretas libidines meditatum. the inveterate and customary arrogance of the claudian family, and many indications of cruelty brought up in the house of a regnatrix . . .nor had he contemplated anything other than anger, pretense, and hidden lusts
10 The Adoption of TiberiusVelleius : hoc, inquit, rei publicae causa facio He said, “I do this for the sake of the republic.” Suetonius Tib. 21.3: rei publicae causa adoptare se eum He adopted him for the sake of the republic. Tacitus Annales : ne Tiberium quidem caritate aut rei publicae cura successorum adscitum, sed, quoniam adrogantiam saevitiamque eius introspexerit, comparatione deterrima sibi gloriam quaesivisse Not even was Tiberius adopted as successor out of affection or care for the republic, but, since he had understanding of his arrogance and cruelty, he sought glory for himself through a contemptible comparison.
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