"May I be privileged to build the foundations of the state safe and sound, and lay the groundwork for the future as I wish, and so gain the reward of my endeavor: to be called the author of the best po…"

"I have always been a man of wisdom, and have governed with discernment and sagacity."

"I received the surname Augustus by decree of the Senate."

"I have always been a man of duty, and have placed the interests of the state above my own."

"I compelled the Parthians to restore to me the spoils and standards of three Roman armies."