8.  But the greatest affliction that Augustus experienced was from the conduct of his daughter Julia, whom he had by Scribo’nia, his former wife.  Julia, whom he married to his general Agrip’pa, and afterwards to Tibe’rius, set no bounds to her misconduct.  She was arrived at that excess of wickedness, that the very court where her father presided was not exempt from her infamies. 9.  Augustus, at first, had thoughts of putting her to death:  but, after consideration, he banished her to Pandata’ria.[3] He ordered that no person should come near her without his permission, and sent her mother Scribo’nia along with her, to bear her company.  When any one attempted to intercede for Julia, his answer was, “that fire and water should sooner unite than he with her.” 10.  Augustus, having survived most of his contemporaries, at length, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, began to think of retiring from the fatigues of state, and of constituting Tibe’rius his partner in the throne.  He desired the senate to salute him no longer at the palace, nor take it amiss, if, for the future, he could not converse with them, as formerly.

[Sidenote:  U.C. 762.]

11.  From that time Tibe’rius was joined in the government of the provinces with him, and invested with nearly the same authority.  However, Augustus could not entirely forsake the administration, which habit had rendered a source of pleasure; and he still continued a watchful guardian, and showed himself, to the last, a lover of his people. 12.  Finding it now, therefore, very inconvenient to come to the senate, by reason of his age, he desired to have twenty privy-counsellors assigned him for a year; and it was decreed, that whatever measures were resolved upon by them and the consuls, should have entirely the force of a law. 13.  He seemed apprehensive of his approaching end, for he made his will, and delivered it to the vestal virgins.  He then solemnized the census, or numbering the people, whom he found to amount to four millions one hundred and thirty-seven thousand; which shows Rome to be equal to four of the greatest cities of modern times. 14.  While these ceremonies were performing, in the midst of a mighty concourse of people in the Cam’pus Mar’tius, it is said that an eagle flew round the emperor several times, and, directing its flight to a neighbouring temple, perched over the name of Agrippa:  this omen was, by the augurs, conceived to portend the death of the emperor. 15.  Shortly after, having accompanied Tibe’rius in his march into Illyr’ia, he was taken ill.  Returning thence, he sent for Tibe’rius and his most intimate friends.  A few hours before his death he ordered a looking-glass to be brought, and his hair to be adjusted with more than usual care.  He then addressed his friends, whom he beheld surrounding his bed, and desired to know whether he had properly played his part in life; to which, being answered in the affirmative, he cried out with his last breath, “Then give me your applause.”  Thus, at the age of seventy-six, after reigning forty-four years, he expired in the arms of Liv’ia, bidding her remember their marriage and their last farewell.[4]