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Primary Literary Sources
- Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Deeds of the Divine Augustus)
- translation of Augustus’ autobiographical, posthumously published inscription
- Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus
- excerpts from the no longer fully extant biography of Augustus written by one of his contemporaries
Other Ancient Literary Sources
- Suetonius, Life of Augustus
- Suetonius wrote biographies of the first 12 emperors (including Julius Caesar)
- Cassius Dio’s Roman History, books 49-56
- Dio (lived circa 155-235 CE) wrote a History of Rome from its legendary origins until 229 CE.
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