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Augustus lens8 sources in the method record24 verified passagesDirectly verifiable: VERIFIED
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Res Gestae Divi Augusti (the Monumentum Ancyranum)writing · AD 13–14DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
Suetonius, Life of the Deified Augustus, chapters 1–60Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus · biography · c. AD 121ContextualVerified quotation — claim 01He thought nothing less becoming in a well-trained leader than haste and rashness, and, accordingly, favourite sayings of his were: "More haste, less speed"; "Better a safe commander than a bold"; and "That is done quickly enough which is done well enough."” — as reported by Suetonius · trans. J. C. Rolfe, 1913
Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History, Book IIMarcus Velleius Paterculus · biography · c. AD 30ContextualNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
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