The time at which he appeared was one of the most critical epochs in Roman history, the end of one great era,-that of the undisputed ascendency of the Senate,-the beginning of the century of revolution which ended with the Battle of actium.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
The first clash of any importance was the sea fight off actium.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
The testimony of Tacitus is explicit that the luxury of the table reached its height in the hundred years extending from the battle of actium to the accession of Vespasian.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
