. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. the Christian era. I have quoted (p. 165) a decreeof Theodosius which shows tlie worship of Genii still flourishing in 392. 180 AUGUSTUS, OR THE FOUNDATIOX OF THE EMPIEE. hypocritically or shicerely devout to regard him whom the Senate called the Father of theCountry as the Genius ofthe Empire. A decree of the Sen-ate made this a legalobligation, requiring thatin private houses as wellas in temples libationsshould be made in honorof Augustus ; ^ and Hoi-ace,Ovid, and Petronius provethat this usage wa
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. the Christian era. I have quoted (p. 165) a decreeof Theodosius which shows tlie worship of Genii still flourishing in 392. 180 AUGUSTUS, OR THE FOUNDATIOX OF THE EMPIEE. hypocritically or shicerely devout to regard him whom the Senate called the Father of theCountry as the Genius ofthe Empire. A decree of the Sen-ate made this a legalobligation, requiring thatin private houses as wellas in temples libationsshould be made in honorof Augustus ; ^ and Hoi-ace,Ovid, and Petronius provethat this usage was rap-idly established.^ At hisevening meal the rejoicingpeasant calls thee to histable ; he pours for theethe wine from his cup,and addresses his prayerto thee and to the we doubt the poet, wemay read a curious in-scription of the duumvirsof Florence, in the year18 A. D., ordering wme andincense to be offered to theGenii of Augustus and Ti-berius, and that they beinvited to the feast cele-brated in their honor by all the decui-ions.* It was believed that the Emperor from Ijcyond. FUNERAL URN OF MYRIilllNA ().^ Dion, li. If), after the death of Antony. Horace, Odes, iv. 5, 35; Ovid, Fasti, ii. G35 ; Petronius, 00: Amjusto, patri jiatriae,féliciter. » Kavaisson, Lrs Monuments funéraires des Grecs, in the Riruc des lielif/ions, ii. this monument Myrrliina i,s of the same stature as Mercury, while the members of herfamily yet ahve are of inferior stature. The ilhistrations in Vol. II. p. fifii. and Vol. 11 7, have already shown the custom of ancient artists of indicating the divine character oftheir per«onaf;es by loftier stature. * Orelli, No. cm). ADMINISTRATION OF AUGUSTUS IN THE IROVINCES. 181 tlio toinl) watched over his people as a father over his children,and an inscription of the ArvalBrothers called him parens puh-licus} Another very early habit ofmind, arising from the incapacityof these men to conceive a godin his sovereign greatness
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