LECTURE AUGUSTUS CAESAR PAX ROMANA THE MORNING OF JULIUS CAESAR ASSASSINATED THE ROMAN THIS WAS JUST ONE MONTH HIMSELF DICTATOR THE WAKE FORWARD TRIUMVIRATE PUNISH ASSASSINS DIVIDE THE MEMBERS MARC ANTONY LEPIDUS OCTAVIAN GRAND NEPHEW UP TO THE YEAR PEACE BRUTUS CASSIUS THE BATTLE PHILIPPI GREATEST THINKER HANDS HEAD CUT IN PUBLIC DISPLAY THESE THREE REPUBLICAN FACTION SIMPLE REASON CLAIMED ABSOLUTE POWER IN 37 STABILITY ANTONY MARRIED SISTER SORT OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA NAVY BEATEN ACTIUM FLED ALEXANDRIA EVENTUALLY COMMITTED SUICIDE CLEOPATRA DECISIVE BATTLE SOLE MASTER OF WORLD RULE THE ROMAN EMPIRE 45 YEARS DEATH RISE POWER ALWAYS ALMOST EVERY ROMAN HELPED MUCH MORE RATIONAL BASIS REFORMS ALMOST CREATIVE PERIOD THE AGE SENATE LAID DOWN SUPREME AT THIS TIME NAME DIVI FILIUS THE SENATE PURGED DUBIOUS REDUCED THE MAJORITY THESE MEN SOLID SUPPORTERS AUGUSTUS HANDPICKED RESTORED VOTED GOVERN ACCEPTED POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE THE PLAIN FACT LEFT TOTAL CONTROL THE ARMED FORCES OF OATH OF ALLEGIANCE EMPEROR THE AUTHORITY TRIBUNE POTESTAS ULTIMATE VETO POWER LONG LIFE THE IDEA SOMETHING MORE HUMAN CERTAINLY THE ROMANS THE SYSTEM GOVERNMENT COMPROMISED INHERITED TRADITIONS CHANGED POLITICAL SOCIAL REALITY IN OTHER WORDS EFFECTIVELY MIXED THE OLD AND THE NEW SYSTEM SAVE THE LONG RUN SPELLED REPRESENTATIVE NEVER AWAY UNITED ONE PERSON CHIEF PRIEST CIVIC RELIGION THE PUBLIC RULED PERSONAL PRINCEPS CITIZEN PATER PATRIAE SUPREME RULER AUTHORITY IMMEDIATELY DISTINCT HAD TO NORTHERN FRONTIERS CIVIL WARS INVOLVED ARMY WEAKENING STATE WITHIN A STATE URBAN POPULATION FARMERS PROMOTE CONFIDENCE SENATORIAL CLASS NECESSARY EFFICIENT REFORM ADMINISTRATION OF PROVINCES PROBLEMS POLICY WAS TO FRONTIER RHINE DANUBE SIZE THE REMAINDER CASH PAYMENT SOLDIERS TWENTY THUS SECURING LOYALTY STATE ROME TEMPTED MEDDLE CIVIC THE PRAETORIAN ELITE CORPS DEFENDING THE GUARD ITALY HIGHER BODYGUARD DECADES ROLE THE HOME SENATORIAL ARISTOCRACY FEEL AS IF LOSING IT ECONOMY MEDITERRANEAN BASIN NEARLY SOON NETWORK INTERDEPENDENT HURT THE WHOLE SLAVE LABOR SHOWING SIGNS SLAVES DESIRE NUMBER FAMILIES FREEDOM MANUMISSION MANPOWER DRAINED IN FACT LASTED MATERIAL POLITICAL BASE CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT THE GREEKS LIMITED ECONOMIC SOCIAL ISSUES CHANGE ROMAN CULTURE ITSELF TRIED TURN WORLD CAPITAL TAUGHT DESTINY ALL MANKIND THE CHOSEN PEOPLE VIOLENT CHANGING DIGRESSION GREEKS ROMANS TUNNEL VISION THOUGHT THE WORLD OF THINK ENTIRE WORLD EVERYMAN MIGHT ENJOY PRIVILEGES NEVER THOUGHT THE GOOD LIFE POSSIBLE THE LIFE VIRTUE PUBLIC PRIVATE ROLES THE HEIGHT WISDOM DUTY TO DO NATURAL TRANSLATION GREEK CULTURAL VALUES TERMS NEEDS STATEMENT DENIES THE GENIUS GREATNESS LEAVES FIND GREEK CULTURE NOTIONS THE WORLD OBSESSED PROBLEM REALLY DESCRIBE ANYTHING BEYOND ROMAN CIVILIZATION ON THE OTHER HAND ABILITY DIVERSE ELEMENTS THE EMPIRE SYNONYMOUS SAW CHAOS IN THE WORLD EXPERIENCED THE POSSIBILITY ORDER OPTIMISM FAITH COPE THE EXISTENCE POSITIVE EXUDES COURAGE FACE TRANSLATE PROOF CONCERNED THE VIRTUES CITIZENS NARROW MINDED SUPPOSE AWARENESS HUMAN HISTORY GREEK HISTORY BRIEF THE EMPERORS DOWN PLEASE CONSULT ESSAYS THE IMPERIAL DIED CRISIS OF LEADERSHIP CRISIS POLITICAL POWER TRUE THE HANDS TIBERIUS STEPSON THE LEADER RATHER COMPLEX SOLDIER REIGN TYRANNY DOZENS THE ILLUSION THE REPUBLIC REVEALED THE FUTURE IMPERIAL POWER FELL MEGALOMANIAC GAIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS THE THIRD CHILD GAIUS PARENTS MILITARY TROOPS WEARING MINIATURE SANDAL HENCE CALIGULA THE WILL COUSIN TIBERIUS GEMELLUS JOINT SUPPORT VOID POWERS OF POPULARITY ANCIENT AND MODERN SOURCES THE STORIES INSANITY INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIPS SISTERS DEIFIED SEA SHELLS THE PLAN HORSE ARGUE LIMITS SOMETHING ALREADY THE MURDER CLAUDIUS ONE STORY GUARD HIDING BEHIND CURTAIN BRUTAL THE SON DRUSUS CLAUDIUS NERO WIFE DAUGHTER MARC START DROOLED THE HISTORIAN SEUTONIUS TWELVE WHOM NATURE VIEW CHILDHOOD TALK CHOSEN IN THE END THE DECISION FOURTH SHOWS MURDERED BODY GUARD SEEING TIME WAS DISPOSE POISONED DYING FINALLY OUT OF THE WAY LUCIUS AHENOBARBUS NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR NERO THE EARLY DIRECTION AGRIPPINA PHILOSOPHER STATESMAN SENECA POPPAEA IN 62 TREASON LAWS ANYONE GREAT FIRE THE LEGEND DESTROY ENEMIES ASSASSINATION PLOT THE CONSPIRATORS FORCED COMMIT SUICIDE UNREST GAVE THE CHANCE THE LAST LEAVING TITUS FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS VESPASIAN THE PEACE THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY LEGITIMATE SUCCESSOR EMPEROR VESPASIAN SOUND FINANCIAL PREVIOUS ANTICIPATED GOOD THE GENERAL FEAR THE NEXT TITUS ELDEST BROTHER THE ASSAULT JERUSALEM ASSAULT INNOVATIVE TALES OF PRAETORIAN PREFECT SEXUAL HUGE MONEY FINANCE BUILDING FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATER VESUVIUS POMPEII KILLING SPENT SUMS HARDSHIPS THE PEOPLE GENEROSITY MONTHS YOUNGER BROTHER TITUS FLAVIUS DOMITIANUS DOMITIAN CLOSE CAMP CATASTROPHES FIRES THE CIVIL WARS FIFTY PUBLIC BUILDINGS CENSOR CHARGE FIGURE MINOR DOMESTIC POLICIES ATTEMPT CURB MORAL POLITICAL CORRUPTION SHOULD MURDERER CATALOG CRIMES YOUNG SPOKE CONSPIRATORS PALACE MOURN THE LOSS EDWARD GIBBON THE ERA MARCUS COCCEIUS NERVA NERVA