R-R-R, Romulus, R-R-R, Remus R-R-R, Romulus, R-R-R, Remus R-R-R, Romulus (Tiber river's running through Rome) R-R-R, Remus (Tiber river's running through Rome) R-R-R, Romulus (Tiber river's running through Rome) R-R-R, Remus, Rome (Tiber river's running through Rome) Tiber river's running through Rome, Tiber river's running through Rome (Rome) Tiber river's running through Rome, Tiber river's running through Rome (Rome) I'm One who commands Ruling all provinces in my empire Build aqueducts and say my name's Augustus It's the Pax Romana Nah, walk into the forum through the arch made of marble rock Grand Uncle Caesar joined up with Cleopatra If he hadn't died on the ides, he'd see me And he'd say, "Man, that's how I beat Pompey" Armies are obeying me Goods are moving really free, government's efficient And there's pax, Latin word for peace No more of these punic wars fighting over Sicily Hannibal crossed the Alps Still, Carthage couldn't beat (Scipio Africanus) And Hannibal had elephants We were a Republic, a government run by elected ones Who we call representatives The branch that's called the Senate is controlled by nobles called patricians But the poorer citizens and workers were called plebeians Who chose the citizens' assembly My name's on the calendar, my name's on the calendar No for real, look at August, my name's on the calendar (Augustus) We got concrete to build arch bridges We got baths where you read and talk business (whoo) Build the Colosseum, fill the Colosseum (yeah) Get some Gladiators, let the lions eat them (ha) You know, the Roman Empire's growing Got to keep the conquered people from revolting (whoa) All of them should know the laws, plebeians and slaves will See 'em in the forum and say, "They're the 12 tables" I'm One who commands Ruling all provinces in my empire (whoa) Build aqueducts and say my name's Augustus It's the Pax Romana I'm One who commands Ruling all provinces in my empire (whoa) Build aqueducts and say my name's Augustus It's the Pax Romana Seven hills help protect us from invasion Fertile farmland's in the plains of Latium Volcanoes, they sometimes erupt like Mount Vesuvius Pompeii was sad but their soil's rich (whoa) The Italian peninsula's on Mediterranean trade routes You'll see that it's shaped like a boot My non-citizen soldiers still defend us Every five years, we count the people with a census Your servants, your slaves, your brothers, your babies We're gonna take a census, so get ready 'cause we're counting up the numbers We do it every five years, counting up the numbers So register because we're counting up the numbers People are like, "Oh, you're adopted by Caesar" I'm like, "Careful, you're talking to an Emperor" Caesar was no emperor, he got murdered by Senators At most, he was a dictator with only a dictatorship He gave land to his soldiers to appease them (dictatorship) He had to hand free grain to his citizens Yeah, he governed Gaul He crossed the Rubicon to start a civil war, but I've defeated generals Why'd he make citizens of those not born in Rome? Maybe he was scared there'd be a plebeian revolt Plebeian revolt (Hey Caesar, were you reading Livy's books too much? Yeah) I'm one who commands Ruling all provinces in my empire Build aqueducts and say my name's Augustus It's the Pax Romana I wear a laurel and robe It's called a toga though I build those Roman Roads And your taxes pay for those Bad news for you consuls (that's right) Who made new laws for Rome (come on) All those I can veto (he's got the veto) The Republic's days are through (Rome) I'm One who commands Ruling all provinces in my empire Build aqueducts and say my name's Augustus It's the Pax Romana Haha-haha, is that a bedsheet you're wearing?
