Junius Silanus, grandson of the younger Julia, was born in A.D. 14 (Pliny, NH 7, 58); on Augustus’ remarks about Galba, cf. […] Tacitus and Gibbon knew better. 1 The narrative of Augustus’ rise to supreme power, supplemented by a brief analysis of the working of government in the new order, will reinforce their verdict and reveal a certain unity in the character and policy of Triumvir, Dux and Princeps. 2 Whether the Princeps made atonement for the crime and NotesPage=>003 1 Tacitus, in his brief summary of the rise of Augustus {Ann, i, 2), makes no reference at all to the ‘Restoration of the Republic’ in 28 and 27 B.c. […] PageBook=>113 faction took to calling himself ‘Imperator Caesar’. 1 After the first constitutional settlement and the assumption of the name ‘Augustus’, the titulature of the ruler was conceived as ‘Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus’.