Augustus is renowned as a patron of literature. How did significant works written during his reign support his political goals?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. Literary works of Augustus's time reflected his desire to reinforce peace and stability by restoring traditional morality and virtue. Virgil's Aeneid told the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas, believed by Romans to be their distant ancestor. Similarly, even though Livy's history of Rome spelled out the ruthless actions of Augustus and his supporters, it nevertheless supported the princeps' goals by emphasizing that success and stability depended on traditional values of loyalty and self-sacrifice. Horace's poems were less subtle. One celebrated Augustus's victory at Actium.

Augustus Is Renowned as a Patron of Literature