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Paolo Desideri, « Il principato di Augusto come restaurazione della res publica », Actes du Groupe de Recherches sur l’Esclavage depuis l’Antiquité, ID : 10670/1.oa4p7u
"Augustus’s Principate as Restoration of the Roman res publica". In trying to hide the truly autocratic nature of his personal power, Augustus managed to present his final victory in the civil wars as the means of restoring the good old social, ethical, and even political order of the city. My aim is to comment on some aspects of the Augustan slogan res publica restituta. and even political order of the city. My aim is to comment on some aspects of the Augustan slogan res publica restituta.