Augustus
Augustus
Augustuswas the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionRoyalty
cheer heart rome
You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
rome wife nuisance
If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
daughter rome my-daughter
Is there anyone in Rome who has not slept with my daughter?!
latin rome cities
I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
found left rome
I found Rome brick, I left it marble.
hear man men whom
Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.
men
I am a man of my word.
wish world factories
I'd always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
play roles comedy
Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
mean italian cities
I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people.
latin done well-done
Only that which is well done is quickly done.
kings corpses
I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
latin haste
Make haste cautiously.
latin hands stage
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.