. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. eformer always remained subordinated to the latter. This was anessentially Roman principle of government, and later determinedthe action of the Emperors towards persons of different faith. The religious revolution we have just described was not thework of a day, but it was very rapidly achieved, for Augustushad what is most necessary to a statesman, — time ; during a periodof forty-four years he was able to prosecute his designs. TheAugustal cult, early established among the Ubii * upon the banks of
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. eformer always remained subordinated to the latter. This was anessentially Roman principle of government, and later determinedthe action of the Emperors towards persons of different faith. The religious revolution we have just described was not thework of a day, but it was very rapidly achieved, for Augustushad what is most necessary to a statesman, — time ; during a periodof forty-four years he was able to prosecute his designs. TheAugustal cult, early established among the Ubii * upon the banks of See in TertuUian (Apol. 35) a description of the feast of the Caesars. The Christianjorator shows, naturally enough, only the extravagances of the public joy. ^ Lex Matacitana, sec. 59 ; Bronzes dOsuna, sec. 81. ^ See Articles 64, 72, and 128 of the Law of Genetiva, with M. Girauds commentary(Nouveaux Bronzes dOsuna, chapters iv., v., and vi.). * The son of Segestes, a chief of the Cherusoi, was sacerdos ad aram Ubiorum (Tac, 30, 57). 172 AUGUSTUS, OR THE FOUNDATION OF THE
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