History & Politics
Caesares: Quatrains II. — Octavius Augustus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIV. — Ausonius on the Twelve Caesars
Next came Octavius, a successor and avenger, he too called Caesar, and under the title of Augustus more illustrious still. His sway, long-lived and by danger never outraged, revealed him as a god placed upon earth.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains II. — Octavius Augustus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/160/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains II. — Octavius Augustus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/160/.
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