| Connection of Augustus and Virgil. Augustus aims at re-establishing
the national pietas, and securing the pax deorum by means of the
ius divinum. How this formed part of his political plans.
Temple restoration and its practical result. Revival of the
ancient ritual; illustrated from the records of the Arval Brethren.
The new element in it; Caesar-worship; but Augustus was content
with the honour of re-establishing the pax deorum. Celebration
of this in the Ludi saeculares, 17 B.C. Our detailed knowledge
of this festival; meaning of saeculum; description of the ludi,
and illustration of their meaning from the Carmen saeculare of
Horace. Discussion of the performance of this hymn by the
choirs of boys and girls
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