Tacitus, Tiberius and Augustus

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The Envy of Asinius Gallus

“… 23 As Cowan (2009: 181) writes in her study of Tiberius’ uses of Augustan precedent in Tacitus, ‘I take it as axiomatic that when Tacitus emphasizes or focuses upon something, this tells us as much (if not more) about the ideas he [original emphasis] was exploring as it does about the historical situation he was describing.’…”

“… 31 Cowan (2009: 187 n. 25) suggests that Gallus was not challenging the veto, since he would have had no authority to overturn it, but only expressing frustration at its use.…”