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Augustus dies at Nola after 41 years in power

14 CE, Campania. An event.

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14 CECampania

2,012 years ago

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Augustus dies at 75, near Naples. Suetonius says he asked his friends whether he had played his part well.

“Do ye think that I have acted my part on the stage of life well?”

Suetonius, Life of Augustus 99Translated by Alexander Thomson, revised by T. Forester (1889)Read the full passage (Suetonius, Life of Augustus 99, opens gutenberg.org)

Background: Augustus, Wikipedia (opens en.wikipedia.org)

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