Shaya’s posit is interesting, particularly in relation to Vergil’s representation of Augustus. Vergil’s representation is not a perfect image of Augustus. In fact, Vergil often directly connects Augustus to the violence Augustus committed, or that ancestrally or historically has been committed. This particular monument to Augustus is not a polished and perfectly “good” version. Although the wording is beautiful, it is not what makes it so fascinating. It is, like Shaya says, the public's willingness to accept this monument. To see these violent connections, accept or acknowledge them, and still look at Augustus as someone who successfully re-created Rome. I think by not hiding these acts and the violence it creates a choice that the