But the greatest affliction that Augustus experienced was from the conduct of his daughter Julia, whom he had by Scribo'nia, his former wife.

Julia, whom he married to his general Agrip'pa, and afterwards to Tibe'rius, set no bounds to her misconduct.

She was arrived at that excess of wickedness, that the very court where her father presided was not exempt from her infamies.9.Augustus, at first, had thoughts of putting her to death: but, after consideration, he banished her to Pandata'ria.[3] He ordered that no person should come near her without his permission, and sent her mother Scribo'nia along with her, to bear her company.

When any one attempted to intercede for Julia, his answer was, "that fire and water should sooner unite than he with her." 10.

Augustus, having survived most of his contemporaries, at length, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, began to think of retiring from the fatigues of state, and of constituting Tibe'rius his partner in the throne.