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Well I’ve played my part

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16 August 2022
Octavian Augustus
Octavian Augustus

Emperor Octavian Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE), while lying on his death bed, asked his friends if they thought he had played his the drama of life. Finally, he was to say in Greek:

“Well I’ve played my part”. It was supposed to be an obvious reference to the seemingly existing political system of the republic.

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Battle of Philippi in 42 BCEWars of second triumvirate Bust of Augustus with corona civicaAugustus Agrippina the Younger - Nero's motherAgrippina the Younger Busts of Julius Caesar and Pompey the GreatGreat Roman civil war Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar
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  • Suetonius, Augustus, 99

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