Res Gestae Divi Augusti

• The Res Gestae Divi Augusti means ‘The Deeds of the Divine Augustus’. This refers to two Bronze Tablets written just prior to the death of Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE)
• They list his achievements in extending Roman Rule over the Ancient World, of which stone copies were distributed around the Roman Empire.

The original Bronze Tablets

• After Augustus died in 14 CE, they were placed in front of the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, but have since been lost.

Stone Copies

• There are three surviving stone copies, all in Turkey:
  1. Monumentum Ancyrum
     • The Temple of Augustus, Ankara, Turkey. Written on stone in Greek and Latin.
  2. Antioch of Pisidia, Turkey
     • In front of the Augusteum, located 1 mile (1.5km) northeast of modern Yalvac. Written on stone in Latin.
  3. Apollonia Ulluborlu, Turkey.
     • Written on a stone in Greek.