It is therefore safe to say that the omission of proper names in the Res Gestae except in the case of members of the family is a policy which Augustus pursued consciously and With a purpose. In order to determine the reason behind that policy, it is necessary to examine more closely the members of the family whose names are suggested and those actually given. The passages in Which the family of Augustus appear without direct statement of names are'

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