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This paper provides a discussion of the political, religious, and public festival reforms adopted by Augustus as Emperor of Rome. In particular, the paper focuses on political and government reforms, the "Ludi Saeculares," the "Carmen Saeculare," the "Sibylline Books," and moral reforms.

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"On September ...th workmen building a sewer on the left bank of the Tiber found a medieval wall built of random materials from ruins nearby. As Lanciani writes 'Among them were fragments of one or more inscriptions which described the celebrations of the Ludi Saeculares under the Empire. The Ludi Saeculares or secular games were instructed by the Roman Emperor Augustus after he had established himself as the supreme power of the state. (Howatson) At these games it was quite common for a choral..."

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