. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. involves still other duties. Romeoccupies all the civilized portion of the ancient world, and has atlier disposition the forces furnished by intellect, social organization,and wealth. Will the new Rome employ these forces in increasingthe activity of the fire whereat is kindled the torch which illu-minoH tlio world, in rendering its heat more , its light — in one word, ])reserving, increasing, and purifying the ITALY AND THE ROMAN PEOPLE. 63 ancient civilization whose treasur
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. involves still other duties. Romeoccupies all the civilized portion of the ancient world, and has atlier disposition the forces furnished by intellect, social organization,and wealth. Will the new Rome employ these forces in increasingthe activity of the fire whereat is kindled the torch which illu-minoH tlio world, in rendering its heat more , its light — in one word, ])reserving, increasing, and purifying the ITALY AND THE ROMAN PEOPLE. 63 ancient civilization whose treasures are now coniniitted into herLands ? In conclusion, the history of the last century of the Republicproved the necessity of tlie Empire ; this is the excuse of he be capable of organizing it ? Here we await Augustus,to determine whether he has deserved his fortune. * Busts, facing each other, of Augustus with the laurel, and Agrippa wearing the muralcrown. From a cameo in the Cabinet de France (sardonyx of three layers, inch by Û.7;i2inch), No. 198 in the AUGUSTUa AND EIGHTH PERIOD. AUGUSTUS, OR THE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE. CHAPTER LXV. OEGANIZATION OF TEE IMPEEIAL GOVERNMENT (30-13 B. 0.). I. — Decrees of the Senate after the Death of Antony (30-28). ANTONY being dead, and Egypt reduced to a province, Octa-vius returned to Syria, where he received from the king ofthe Parthians a first embassy, much less haughty in tone ; for * Chronology of the reign of Augustus after Aclium.—30 b. c. : Death of Antony ; Egyptreduced to a province ; Octavius passes the winter at Samos. 29 : Return of Octavius toRome ; he closes the temple of Janus. 28 : Census taken by the consuls (4,164,000 citizens).27 : Oita\ ius receives the title of Augustus, divides the provinces with the Senate, and remainsthree years (27-2.)) in Gaul and Spain. 24 : He returns to Rome. 23 : He is invested with thetribunitian power for hfe, and receives an embassy of Par
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