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Rh ROMAN HISTORY. 1-37J Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus IV. M. Licinius Crassus. Ex Kal. Jul. C. Antistius Vetus. Eoc Id. Sept. M. Tullius Cicero. Ex Kal. Nov. L. Saeuius. Death of Antonius (aet. 51) and Cleopatra. Aegypt made a Roman province. Octa- vianus passes the winter at Samos. octavianus sole ruler op the roman World. Cornelius Gallus, the poet, appointed praefect of Egypt. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus V. Sex. Appuleius. Ejc Kal. Jul. Potitus Valerius Messala. Ex Kal. Nov. C Furnius. C. Cluvius. Octavianus returns to Rome and celebrates three triumphs, Dalmatiam, Actian. Alex- andrine. Temple of Janus closed. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VI. M. Agrippa II. Census taken by the consuls. The citizens at the census are 4,164,000. Death of Varro. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VII. M. Agrippa III. Octavianus receives the title of Augustus, and accepts the government for ten years. Division of the provinces betw^een him and the senate. Augustus goes into Spain. Mes- salla triumphs on account of his conquest of the Aquitani, probably in the preceding year. Tibullus accompanied Messaila into Aquitania. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VIII. T. Statilius Taurus II. Augustus conducts the war in Spain. Death of Cornelius Gallus. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus IX. M. Junius Silanus. Augustus continues to conduct the war in ■ Spain, and subdues the Cantabri. The Salassi subdued by A. Terentius Varro, and the colony of Augusta Praetoria (Aosta) founded in their country. The temple of Janus shut a second time. Mar- cellus marries Julia, the daughter of Augustus. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus X. C. Norbanus Flaccus. Augustus returns to Rome. Aelius Gallus marches against the Arabians. Virgil is now employed upon the Aeneid. Horace (aet. 41) publishes the §rst three books of his Odes in this or the following year. Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus XI. Aid. A. Terentius Varro Murena. Mort. e. L. Sestius. Cn. Calpurnius Piso. Augustua is invested with the tribunician power tor life. Death of Marcellus. An embassy from the Parthians: Augustus restores the son of Phraates, but keeps Tiridates at Rome. Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus. L, AiTuntius. 21 20 19 18 Censs. L. Munatius Plancua. Paul. Aemilius Lepidus. Conspiracy of Murena detected and pu- nished. Candace, queen of the Aethiopinns, invades Egypt. Revolt of the Cantabri in Spain. Coss. M. Lollius. Q. Aemilius Lepidus. Augustus goes to the East, and spends the winter at Samos. Agrippa marries Julia, the daughter of Augustus and widow of Marcellus. Coss. M. Appuleius. P. Silius Nerva. The Parthians restolfe the Roman standards. Ambassadors come to Augustus from tha Indians. Augustus winters again at Samos. Birth of C. Caesar, the grandson of Augustus. Coss. C. Sentius Saturninus. Q. Lucretius Vespillo. Ex Kal. Jul. M. Vinuciu^i. Augustus returns to Rome. The Cantabri are finally subdued. Death of Virgil. Coss. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. C. Cornelius Lentulus. Augustus accepts the empire for five years. The Lex Julia of Augustus de Maritandis Ordinibus. Death of Tibullus. Horace (aet. 47) publishes the first book of his p]pistles about this time. Coss. C. Furnius. C. Junius Silanus. The Ludi Sueculares celebrated. Birth of L. Caesar, the grandson of Augustus. Agrippa is sent into Asia. Horace (aet. 48) writes his Carmen Saeadare. Coss. L. Domitius Ahenobarbus. P. Cornelius Scipio. Ex Kal. Jul. L. Tarius Rufus. Agrippa is in Asia, where his friendship is cultivated by Herod. The Germans de- feat the Roman army under Lollius. Au- gustus sets out for Gaul. Coss. M. Livius Drusus Libo. L. Calpurnius Piso. Augustus remains in Gaul. Tiberius and Drusus subdue the Raeti and Vindelici. Coss. M. Licinius Crassus. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Augur. Augustus remains in Gaul. Coss. Ti. Claudius Nero {poslea Ti. Caesar Augustus). P. Quinctilius Varus. Augustus returns from Gaul and Agrippa from Asia. Horace (aet. 52) publishes the fourth book of his Odes. Coss. M. Valerius Messala Barbatus Appi- anus. Mort. e. P. Sulpicius Quirinus. Abd. C. Valgius Rufus. Abd. C. Caninius Rebilus. Mort. e. L. Volusius Saturninus. Death of Agrippa in March in his olst year. Death of Lepidus. Augustus be- comes pontifex luaximus.