X Ik, That's How Big the Sham Was

Julia was accused of adultery, and she is also exiled. Augustus would not allow the child born to his granddaughter, julia, after her sentence, to be recognized or reared. So in other words, because this is a child he regards as born out of adultery, the father has to recognize it or the pate familias,. But also, he wouldn't allow it to be reared. That means it was exposed and killed. It's beyond our understanding but that's how disgusting he felt. Every mention of the julias, he would sigh deeply and cry out, would that i had ne'er wedded, and would i had died without offspring. And