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Funny Augustus

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20 July 2022
Augustus
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It is said that one day the emperor Octavian Augustus ordered a spoiled young man – a man named Herenius – to leave the Roman camp.

The latter, wanting to appease him, exclaimed: “How can I come back home? What shall I tell my father?” August advised him, “Tell him I displeased you”.

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Sources
  • Macrobius, Saturnalia II.4.6

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