The book explores the military-political side of the Augustan Principate. The main subject of study is the military organization of the young Roman Empire and its functioning, the relationship between the military transformations of Augustus and the foreign policy actions of the new regime. Using specific material, it is proven that the emperor and his closest collaborators developed and persistently implemented a doctrine of real conquest of world domination. The military aspect of the dynastic policy of Augustus is considered. New options for solving a number of problems of the “age of Augustus” have been proposed. Table of contents: FROM THE AUTHOR................5Chapter 1. MILITARY ORGANIZATION......10Chapter 2. FAILED CLAIMER ? .........27Chapter 3. CHOOSING A TARGET ............. 401. Spanish campaign...402. “Lord of the World” and Britain................503. Egypt, Arabia, Ethiopia....... 564. Crisis of 23 BC. e. ... 64Chapter 4. “ORIENTAL QUESTION”: MILITARY ASPECT.........69Chapter 5. “BLOODY WORLD”......861. Pax Augusta: myth and reality......862. The Bosporan problem............ 963. The new army......... 115Chapter 6. ALEXANDER'S SHADOW..1221. Final preparations.....1222. Eastern campaign: European version... 133Chapter 7. DESTRUCTION OF ILLUSIONS.............. 1471. Tiberius in Germany (I) ........ 1472. Rhodes exile.... .......1503.The fate of the dynasty...1554.Tiberius in Germany (II).......1685. The Great Illyrian Uprising............1746. “Quintilius Varus, bring back the legions!” .........191CONCLUSION........209APPENDICES.......2131. DOCUMENTS......213•1.1. Octavian's Edict on Veterans......213•1.2. Inscription from Venafre (ILS. 2690-EJ2. 245)..........214•1.3. List of legionnaires from Koptos (Egypt)...............215•1.4. Inscription on the Atest (ILS. 2243)...216•1.5. Inscription from Antioch of Pisidia (ILS. 2237-2238)..217•1.6. Athenian inscription in honor of Marcus Licinius Crassus (ILS. 8810)................217•1.7. Inscription of Cornelius Galla from the Nile island of Philae (ILS. 8995) ... 218•1.8. Tombstone of Quintus Aemilius Secunda (ILS. 2683) ..........219•1.9. A symbolic tombstone, decorated with a relief depicting a centurion with military awards and with a staff - the sign of his office (ILS. 2244).......220•1.10. The rulers of Rome (the imperial house of the time of Augustus)...221AUGUST AND HIS ERA IN THE EYES OF LATE ROMAN HISTORIANS......224•2.1. Eutropius. Brief Roman history from the founding of the City ...224•2.2. Unknown author. About famous people of the city of Rome.........231•2.3. Sextus Aurelius Victor. Book about the Caesars.........240•2.4. Unknown author. Epitome about the Caesars......242•2.5. Pavel Orozy. History against the pagans.........246LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.........254ANNOTATED INDEX OF ANCIENT NAMES.........256