. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. es sufficientlynumerous for the responsibility of each member to be lost in themass do not always lend themselves to an absolute resignation, andthe Senate had just shown some desire to act. Augustus, whowished to appear to govern through it, decided upon purging ita second time.^ The Roman people did not, however, resign their legislative power in favor of commiinicated it to him in such a manner that this power was exercised eonjoiiitly hythe Emperor, the Senate, and the eomitia. Had
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. es sufficientlynumerous for the responsibility of each member to be lost in themass do not always lend themselves to an absolute resignation, andthe Senate had just shown some desire to act. Augustus, whowished to appear to govern through it, decided upon purging ita second time.^ The Roman people did not, however, resign their legislative power in favor of commiinicated it to him in such a manner that this power was exercised eonjoiiitly hythe Emperor, the Senate, and the eomitia. Had this division been really made, the resultwould have been anarchy in the very power which should regulate all others, — that whichniitke» the law. Hut the Senate and comitia only decreed what it pleased the Emjieror tomake them vote. Dion, liii. IC. Under Tiberius it was no longer aught but a Micro ceremony {Ihul. Ivii.•21; Iviii. •.;4). • On two other occiisions he had recourse to this measure, —in the vear 13 u. u. and in 1 A. r>. ORGANIZATION OF THE IMPEKIAL GOVERNMENT. 87. COIN OF AGRIPPA. Agrippa, whom he associated for five years with the tribunitianpower, aided him in the task. Dion and Suetonius give thedetails, exaggerating, no doubt, tlie fears witli wliieh it inspiredAugustus. A few free, out-spoken words were heard. One ofthe exchided men showed his breast covered with scars ; anotlierwas indignant at being ad-mitted wliile his father wasexpelled ; and Antistius Labeo,who was chosen with thirty ofhis colleagues to present eacha list of five candidates, placedat the head of his the nameof Lepidus. • Do you knownone worthier ? demanded Augustus, angrily. Do you notretain him as pontifex maximus? coldly replied the great juris-consult ; and Lepidus again took his seat in the curia. But thisreturn to the Senate did not rehabilitate him. Augustus avengedhimself by indirect sarcasms, and the poor old man more thanonce regretted the solitude of Circeii. His
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