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What were some of the weakness's of Augustus as the Roman Emperor?
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∙ 10y ago
Compared to future emperors of ancient Rome, Augustus was a strong leader. Any supreme ruler of a vast ancient empire cannot be perfect, therefore I submit that his leadership was sound with few if any weaknesses.
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∙ 10y agoBased on the geographical size of the ancient Roman Empire along with the huge population of it and the length of time that Augustus Caesar was the supreme ruler, there were a small amount of failures. With that said, the problems that Augustus had were in some cases devastating to the empire. Case in point was the destruction of three legions in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD/CE. This involved the Germanic tribes in the area of the Rhine River. The northern borders of the empire along the eastern and western shores of this major river were a frequent concern of the empire. Under the command of Varus, the 17th, 18th and 19th legions were returning to the Rhine, which was the homeland of several Germanic tribes. Varus found himself ambushed by a Germanic army led by Arminus. Ironically he had been trained in warfare by the Romans and was a prefect of Roman auxiliaries. Surprised by the Arminus led troops, all three legions were wiped out.
When Augustus learned of this horrific defeat, it was said that he was almost emotionally destroyed.
Another failure of sorts which even had been addressed by Augustus was the process of selecting new emperors when they died or even assassinated. Many of the civil wars that followed the reign of Augustus, were fought among legions or the Roman Senate trying to present their own favorites as emperor.
In summary, these two aforementioned events were so-called failures of Augustus Caesar.
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∙ 13y agoHe taxed on Agriculture greatly
Spent the proceeds on armies, temples, and games.
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∙ 6y agoIf you read his own account of his rule (Res Gestae), none.
He gave his wife too much leeway, and she rewarded this with poisoning him.
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