Suetonius, Divus Augustus, ed. J. Eugene Reed, Alexander Thomson (Translator), 71

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His frugality in the furniture of his house appears even at this day, from some beds and tables still remaining, most of which are scarcely elegant enough for a private family. It is reported that he never lay upon a bed, but such as was low, and meanly furnished. He seldom wore any garment but what was made by the hands of his wife, sister, daughter, and grand-daughters. His togas ¹ were neither scanty nor full; and the clavus was neither remarkably broad or narrow. His shoes were a little higher than common, to make him appear taller than he was. He had always clothes and shoes, fit to appear in public, ready in his bed-chamber for any sudden occasion.

Divus Augustus. Suetonius. ed. J. Eugene Reed, Alexander Thomson (Translator). Philadelphia. 1883.

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Augustus (English) (Suetonius. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Thomson, Alexander, M.D, translator; Reed, J.E., editor. Philadelphia: Gebbie, 1883.)

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Divus Augustus Perseus (Suetonius. De Vita Caesarum Libri VIII. Ihm, Max, editor; Leipzig: Teubner, 1908.) — 71.1 focus

[1] ex quibus siue criminibus siue maledictis infamiam impudicitiae facillime refutauit et praesentis et posterae uitae castitate; item lautitiarum inuidiam, cum et Alexandria capta nihil sibi praeter unum murrinum calicem ex instrumento regio retinuerit et mox uasa aurea assiduissimi usus conflauerit omnia. circa libidines haesit, postea quoque, ut ferunt, ad uitiandas uirgines promptior, quae sibi undique etiam ab uxore conquirerentur. aleae rumorem nullo modo expauit lusitque simpliciter et palam oblectamenti causa etiam senex ac praeterquam Decembri mense aliis quoque festis et profestis diebus.

[2] nec id dubium est. autographa quadam epistula: 'cenaui,' ait, 'mi Tiberi, cum isdem; accesserunt conuiuae Vinicius et Silius pater. inter cenam lusimus geronticos et heri et hodie; talis enim iactatis, ut quisque canem aut senionem miserat, in singulos talos singulos denarios in medium conferebat, quos tollebat uniuersos, qui Venerem iecerat.'

[3] et rursus aliis litteris: 'nos, mi Tiberi, Quinquatrus satis iucunde egimus; lusimus enim per omnis dies forumque aleatorum calfecimus. frater tuus magnis clamoribus rem gessit; ad summam tamen perdidit non multum, sed ex magnis detrimentis praeter spem paulatim retractum est. ego perdidi uiginti milia nummum meo nomine, sed cum effuse in lusu liberalis fuissem, ut soleo plerumque. nam si quas manus remisi cuique exegissem aut retinuissem quod cuique donaui, uicissem uel quinquaginta milia. sed hoc malo; benignitas enim mea me ad caelestem gloriam efferet.' scribit ad filiam:

[4] 'misi tibi denarios ducentos quinquaginta, quos singulis conuiuis dederam, si uellent inter se inter cenam uel talis uel par impar ludere.'

Latin (Peck, 1893, second edition; OCR draft) Experimental (Harry Thurston Peck, Gai Svetoni Tranqvilli De Vita Caesarvm Libri Dvo. Second edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1893 (copyright 1889). UC1 and UIUG OCR witnesses. Ihm-aligned chapters and sections; Peck omissions and relocated extracts retained and documented. OCR draft; see peck1893-audit.)