. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Fig. I. GERMANICUS: CA-MEO (See p. 249). Fig. 2. GEM OF AUGUSTUS (See p. 249)Plate 39 [p. iS AUGUSTUS ; use of them, and along with a certain number of clever Greek ; freedmen they filled the greater part of the new bureaucracy , which he gradually created. Maecenas himself, who wasprobably at the head of the whole great system, and who acted ! almost as prime minister to Augustus until he fell out offavour, was content with equestrian rank. Social honours suchas rich men love were freely bestowed upon them. The youngpr
. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Fig. I. GERMANICUS: CA-MEO (See p. 249). Fig. 2. GEM OF AUGUSTUS (See p. 249)Plate 39 [p. iS AUGUSTUS ; use of them, and along with a certain number of clever Greek ; freedmen they filled the greater part of the new bureaucracy , which he gradually created. Maecenas himself, who wasprobably at the head of the whole great system, and who acted ! almost as prime minister to Augustus until he fell out offavour, was content with equestrian rank. Social honours suchas rich men love were freely bestowed upon them. The youngprinces of the imperial house rode at the head of the knightswith silver lances as Princes of the Youth. SometimesAugustus treated the equestrian order as if it were a third limbof the constitution on an equality with the senate and people. Thus it was part of the system of Augustus to providecareers for talent in every class. Even the slaves and freedmenhad immense opportunities in Caesars bureaux. For the freed-men in the country towns, where they were often the richestinhabitants, he invented the special titu
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