ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we shall monitor a different means by which Augustus’ family became intertwined with public institutions. Although Augustus had restored the form of the republican government in 27 B.C.E. with great ceremony, even then many responsibilities were redistributed to him, such as control of most of the military and the administration of several provinces. Over time, more and more of the real administration of Rome fell to him. To a remarkable degree, this administration was managed using the procedures and personnel of an aristocratic household. The practice was functional and expedient, and helped Augustus develop and protect his oversight of items from community finances to international relations. The result, however, was a de facto overlap between Augustus’ family and the managing institutions of the city and empire, with Augustus as the unquestioned pater of both.
