A modest and retiring man by nature, he toiled conscientiously at the duties of government, but when occasion demanded he acted the role of magnificent ruler of his Empire with pomp and ceremony.

• 生性谦和、喜好幽静的屋大维尽心尽职地履行治国的职责，但如果形势需要，他也会大力炫耀自己作为罗马帝国统治者的至高无上的辉煌。