To whom is Augustus giving money? What is the purpose of these gifts? [HS is the symbol for sestertius, a Roman silver coin. A common soldier in Augustus's time was paid about 2.5 HS a day and bread cost about half an HS. If you go by the cost of bread, an HS equals about $6 of today's money. But if you go by wages it is worth relatively more.]

To whom is Augustus giving money? What is the purpose of these gifts? [HS is the symbol for sestertius, a Roman silver coin. A common soldier in Augustus's time was paid about 2.5 HS a day and bread cost about half an HS. If you go by the cost of bread, an HS equals about $6 of today's money. But if you go by wages it is worth relatively more.]