28 BC Aureus of Augustus on a curule chair

Cards (5)

  • the laurel wreath was awarded for the 29 BC triple triumph
  • reverse legend - he restored the roman people their laws and rights
  • shows that augustus is now a peacetime politican, undoing all the extraordinary powers he had in time of civil war
  • A) Laurel
    B) Imperator
    C) Caesar
    D) Divi Filus
    E) Consul for the sixth time
    F) Curule chair - helix
    G) scroll box
    H) scroll
    I) toga
    J) Legend - He restored the Roman people their laws and rights
  • toga - symbol of roman citizenship and helped with gesticulating in speech so showed his oratory skills