Suetonius Divus Augustus 1.1

ed. Maximilian Ihm

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[1] Gentem Octauiam Velitris praecipuam olim fuisse multa declarant. nam et uicus celeberrima parte oppidi iam pridem Octauius uocabatur et ostendebatur ara Octauio consecrata, qui bello dux finitimo, cum forte Marti rem diuinam faceret, nuntiata repente hostis incursione semicruda exta rapta foco prosecuit atque ita proelium ingressus uictor redit. decretum etiam publicum extabat, quo cauebatur, ut in posterum quoque simili modo exta Marti redderentur reliquiaeque ad Octauios referrentur.

Divus Augustus. Suetonius. ed. Maximilian Ihm. Leipzig. 1908.

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

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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.)

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Augustus Perseus (Suetonius. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Thomson, Alexander, M.D, translator; Reed, J.E., editor. Philadelphia: Gebbie, 1883.) — 1 focus

THAT the family of the Octavii was of the first distinction in Velitrae ,¹ is rendered evident by many circumstances. For in the most frequented part of the town, there was, not long since, a street named the Octavian; and an altar was to be seen, consecrated to one Octavius, who being chosen general in a war with some neighbouring people, the enemy making a sudden attack, while he was sacrificing to Mars, he immediately snatched the entrails of the victim from off the fire, and offered them half raw upon the altar; after which, marching out to battle, he returned victorious. This incident gave rise to a law, by which it was enacted, that in all future times the entrails should be offered to Mars in the same manner; and the rest of the victim be carried to the Octavii.

Augustus — English (Holland, 1899; selective 1606 variants) (OCR draft) Experimental (Reviewed existing structured XML; conservative source comparison and unresolved-note inventory, September 2026. English (Holland, 1899; selective 1606 variants))

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Augustus — English (Rolfe, 1914; reviewed XML) (OCR draft) Experimental (Reviewed existing structured XML; conservative source comparison and unresolved-note inventory, September 2026. English (Rolfe, 1914; reviewed XML))

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Commentary (Peck, 1893, second edition; English; 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.)

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Commentary (Shuckburgh, 1896; English; OCR draft) Experimental (Evelyn S. Shuckburgh, C. Suetoni Tranquilli Divus Augustus. Cambridge University Press, 1896. Commentary collated from MDP and UC1 OCR witnesses, with Ihm chapter/section targets and mentioned/note lemma markup. OCR draft; see shuckburgh1896-audit for provenance, decisions and unresolved issues.)

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