Augustan Rome

Author : Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472532978

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Augustan Rome by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Pdf

Written by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, one of the world's foremost scholars on Roman social and cultural history, this well-established introduction to Rome in the Age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, exploring in detail the impact of the new regime of government on society. Taking an interpretative approach, the ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Emphasising the role and impact of art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values, Augustan Rome explains how the victory of Octavian at Actium transformed Rome and Roman life. This thought-provoking yet concise volume sets political changes in the context of their impact on Roman values, on the imaginative world of poetry, on the visual world of art, and on the fabric of the city of Rome.

Author : J. S. Richardson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748629046

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Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14 by J. S. Richardson Pdf

Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history. Within this period the Roman world was reconfigured. On a political and constitutional level the patterns of the republic, which sustained an oligarchic regime and a popularist structure, were transformed into a monarchical dictatorship in which the earlier elements continued to function. On an imperial level, the growth in Roman power reached what was virtually its apogee. In literature and the visual arts, new forms of expression, based on those of the previous generations but closely linked to the new regime, showed great achievements. In society and the economy, the effectiveness and dominance of Rome as the centre of world power became increasingly obvious.

Author : J. Bert Lott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521828279

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The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome by J. Bert Lott Pdf

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Author : Raymond Marks,Marcello Mogetta
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472132676

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Domitian’s Rome and the Augustan Legacy by Raymond Marks,Marcello Mogetta Pdf

Combines material and literary cultural approaches to the study of the reception of Augustus and his age during the reign of the emperor Domitian

Author : Nandini B. Pandey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108422659

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The Poetics of Power in Augustan Rome by Nandini B. Pandey Pdf

Explores the dynamic interactions among Latin poets, artists, and audiences in constructing and critiquing imperial power in Augustan Rome.

Author : Matthew P. Loar,Sarah C. Murray,Stefano Rebeggiani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108480604

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The Cultural History of Augustan Rome by Matthew P. Loar,Sarah C. Murray,Stefano Rebeggiani Pdf

This volume explores the interrelationship of the literature, monuments, and urban landscape of Augustan Rome. Targeting scholars of both literature and material culture, its interdisciplinary studies range from canonical authors (such as Cicero, Livy, and Ovid) to iconic monuments (such as the Rostra, Pantheon, and Meridian of Augustus).

Author : Karl Galinsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107494565

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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus by Karl Galinsky Pdf

The age of Augustus, commonly dated to 30 BC – AD 14, was a pivotal period in world history. A time of tremendous change in Rome, Italy, and throughout the Mediterranean world, many developments were underway when Augustus took charge and a recurring theme is the role that he played in shaping their direction. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus captures the dynamics and richness of this era by examining important aspects of political and social history, religion, literature, and art and architecture. The sixteen essays, written by distinguished specialists from the United States and Europe, explore the multi-faceted character of the period and the interconnections between social, religious, political, literary, and artistic developments. Introducing the reader to many of the central issues of the Age of Augustus, the essays also break new ground and will stimulate further research and discussion.

Author : Richard L. Hunter,Casper C. de Jonge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108474900

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome by Richard L. Hunter,Casper C. de Jonge Pdf

Interprets the works of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, an important critic and historian in Rome, in a range of contexts.

Author : Martin T. Dinter,Charles Guérin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009327794

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Cultural Memory in Republican and Augustan Rome by Martin T. Dinter,Charles Guérin Pdf

Cultural memory is a framework which elucidates the relationship between the past and the present: essentially, why, how, and with what results certain pieces of information are remembered. This volume brings together distinguished classicists from a variety of sub-disciplines to explore cultural memory in the Roman Republic and the Age of Augustus. It provides an excellent and accessible starting point for readers who are new to the intersection between cultural memory theory and ancient Rome, whilst also appealing to the seasoned scholar. The chapters delve deep into memory theory, going beyond the canonical texts of Jan Assmann and Pierre Nora and pushing their terminology towards Basu's dispositifs, Roller's intersignifications, Langlands' sites of exemplarity, and Erll's horizons. This innovative framework enables a fresh analysis of both fragmentary texts and archaeological phenomena not discussed elsewhere.

Author : Michèle Lowrie,Michele Lowrie
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199545674

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Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome by Michèle Lowrie,Michele Lowrie Pdf

An exploration of the relationship between poetry, song, and authority in Augustan Rome. Michele Lowrie argues that the medium of writing, as opposed to song, could offer an escape from current social and political demands by shifting the focus toward the readership of posterity.

Author : Daniela Dueck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134605606

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Strabo of Amasia by Daniela Dueck Pdf

Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy.

Author : Diane G. Favro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture, Roman
ISBN : OCLC:1195722306

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The Urban Image of Augustan Rome by Diane G. Favro Pdf

Author : Livia Capponi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135873691

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Augustan Egypt by Livia Capponi Pdf

First published in 2005. With updated documents including papyri, inscriptions and ostraka, this book casts fresh and original light on the administration and economy issues faced with the transition of Egypt from an allied kingdom of Rome to a province of the Roman Empire.

Author : Dorian Borbonus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781107031401

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Columbarium Tombs and Collective Identity in Augustan Rome by Dorian Borbonus Pdf

This book analyzes the architecture of columbarium tombs and explains their unique design with the particular social experience of their non-elite occupants.

Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300210071

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Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy Pdf

The acclaimed historian and author of Caesar presents “a first-rate popular biography” of Rome’s first emperor, written “with a storyteller’s brio” (Washington Post). The story of Augustus’ life is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord whose only claim to power was as the grand-nephew and heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him “a boy who owes everything to a name,” but he soon outmaneuvered a host of more experienced politicians to become the last man standing in 30 BC. Over the next half century, Augustus created a new system of government—the Principate or rule of an emperor—which brought peace and stability to the vast Roman Empire. In this highly anticipated biography, Goldsworthy puts his deep knowledge of ancient sources to full use, recounting the events of Augustus’ long life in greater detail than ever before. Goldsworthy pins down the man behind the myths: a consummate manipulator, propagandist, and showman, both generous and ruthless. Under Augustus’ rule the empire prospered, yet his success was constantly under threat and his life was intensely unpredictable.