Augustus The Restorer Analysis

I am writing a letter to you after a very long time, I have missed having you and your family around, but I am happy for you as you have taken the path you wished to fulfil. How have you been? Because I can tell you that things are going great here. Our saviour Augustus “Divi Filius- son of a god” has now made Roman religion the most important aspect of our Roman empire especially after the dark ages. He has become the restorer of our republic. I know both of our views are different and that you don’t agree with Augustus but I do as I believe in the decisions he has made. Augustus has shown his care for Rome and its people by restoring buildings such as temples to show the importance in Roman religion, he would also spend lots of money just to improve the …show more content…
I have been doing great, I and my family are enjoying it here but we miss our hometown. Unfortunately I still disagree with your statement about Augustus, I just don’t see him as the “restorer of you republic”. What I really dislike is the fact that he can tell the Romans who to vote for but I think that they should be able to express themselves and vote for whomever they want to. I don’t think that Augustus should have inherited Caesar’s wealth and power as he was too young and unexperienced. I think that the only reason why he revived traditional Roman religion, paid to improve artworks and temple was for his own benefit in gaining more followers and power. I’ve been hearing that Augustus announced that he would transfer the republic back to the Senate and people of Rome. But I think he is only doing it out of fear of being assassinated like his great uncle Julius Caesar. If he loses his military power it could lead to uprisings in the provinces against Republican supporters who are also Pro-consuls. I appreciate you writing to me and I hope you can understand my perspective on this situation, my dear friend. I hope to hear back from you