Augustus Relationship With The Senate

Author : René Faßbender
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783640297528

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Augustus' Relationship with the Senate by René Faßbender Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject History - World History - Early and Ancient History, grade: 1,0 (A), Carthage College, Wisconsin, course: Augustus, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: After a century of civil wars and wide-spread fear and chaos, a new and promising leader arose, who, despite his comparably humble origins was soon to be called Augustus, the revered one, by the Senators. This once so powerful corporate body saw so much hope in this single man and bestowed numerable honors upon him, through which he eventually outranked all the other Senators in the state. By general consent of the Roman Senators, he arose as the one who would restore the Roman Republic. The events of his reign must strike us as particularly interesting, because it is unclear as to how the Republic can be restored, if an unprecedented shift of power and acceptance of this power within the Senate takes place. Research agrees that, despite Augustus’ claim to have restored the Republic, the Roman State, during the larger part of his rule, qualifies as a new form of government, namely the Principate, which was to remain the dominant form of government for the centuries to come. It is therefore an essential question, how and to what extent the Senate changed. What role did it fulfill in Augustus’ government and by which right was it in the Emperor’s hands to initiate all of these changes and how was his own role to be defined? By taking both ancient and modern sources into account when it comes to appraising Augustus’ actions, this paper shall clarify the legal status of the Emperor and trace the nature of his relationship with the Senate as well as the latter’s purpose within the new government.

Author : Richard J.A. Talbert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400849765

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The Senate of Imperial Rome by Richard J.A. Talbert Pdf

Richard J. A. Talbert examines the composition, procedure, and functions of the Roman senate during the Principate (30 B.C.-A.D. 238). Although it is of central importance to the period, this great council has not previously received such scholarly treatment. Offering a fresh approach to major ancient authors (Pliny and Tacitus in particular), the book also draws on inscriptions and legal writers never before fully exploited for the study of the senate.

Author : Shadi Bartsch,Kirk Freudenburg,Cedric Littlewood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107052208

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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero by Shadi Bartsch,Kirk Freudenburg,Cedric Littlewood Pdf

A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.

Author : Walter Kirkpatrick Lacey
Publisher : Arca Classical and Medieval Te
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040338256

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Augustus and the Principate by Walter Kirkpatrick Lacey Pdf

Updating and enlarging on a lifetime's work on Augustus and his `constitutions' Lacey discusses the process of gradual encroachment whereby Augustus unobtrusively and with minimal opposition accumulated more and more power, whilst outwardly retaining the facade of a republic. Chapters examine the constitutional settlements of 27 and 23 BC, to which Lacey attributes less importance than most, the nature of the role given to Agrippa, the evolution of tribunician power, his religious prominence and dynastic arrangements. This all adds up to a very thorough and incisive study of how under Augustus the republic finally died and the principate was born.

Author : Robert C. Byrd
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0160589967

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The Senate of the Roman Republic by Robert C. Byrd Pdf

Provides a series of fourteen addresses delivered in 1993 before the Senate by Senator Robert C. Byrd. Discusses the constitutional history of separated and shared powers as shaped in the republic and empire of ancient Rome. These lectures are also in opposition to the proposed line-item veto concept. The introduction states that Senator Byrd delivered these speeches entirely from memory and without notes.

Author : Peter Wings
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9783755770213

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Caesar Augustus: The History of the Man Behind the Roman Empire by Peter Wings Pdf

Caesar Augustus is the single man who had the most influence over the story of our world. Caesar was a strong personality. He's intriguing, intelligent, strategic, smart and ambitious. His life is full of drama, gambles, risks and success. A true leader of men. In this book we will discover the life of Caesar Augustus, his major accomplishments and the man behind the emperor. A truly unique biography.

Author : Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:4066338118844

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Augustus by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh Pdf

Emperor Augustus, the nephew of Julius Caesar, was one of the greatest and, some say, the most successful Roman emperor. This book presents a history of his life and deeds, so it's not a mere biography; it analyzes his activity as a ruler and a Politian. The author follows the great emperor from his succeeding to the throne after the death of Julius Caesar, pays special attention to his reforms, a new constitution, his relations with the triumvirate, and his family life and worshippers. The author takes a deep insight into different sides of Augustus's life and follows the great emperor up to his death. Although the book is historical, it is written in a light and understandable manner and contains some interesting details, making it an easy, informative, and captivating read._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 41,6 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.

Author : Kurt A. Raaflaub,Mark Toher,Glen Warren Bowersock
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520084476

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Between Republic and Empire by Kurt A. Raaflaub,Mark Toher,Glen Warren Bowersock Pdf

Representing five major areas of Augustan scholarship—historiography, poetry, art, religion, and politics—the nineteen contributors to this volume bring us closer to a balanced, up-to-date account of Augustus and his principate.

Author : Zsuzsanna Várhelyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521897242

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The Religion of Senators in the Roman Empire by Zsuzsanna Várhelyi Pdf

This book examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire. Based on a fresh collection of the evidence, it argues that religion was crucial in power negotiations between emperor and Senate, and that Roman senators embraced and contributed to the emperors' new, individualized religious power.

Author : Josiah Osgood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107029897

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Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE - 20 CE by Josiah Osgood Pdf

A new historical survey that recasts the 'fall of the Roman Republic' as part of the rise of a uniquely successful world state.

Author : Christina Gieseler
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783640604517

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The Achievements of Augustus - The Transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire by Christina Gieseler Pdf

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject History - World History - Early and Ancient History, grade: 1,0, Hawai'i Pacific University, course: Introduction to Greco-Roman Civilization, language: English, abstract: How did Augustus transform the Roman republic into an empire? Why was he successful where Julius Caesar had not been? What was the process and what were the results of the changes Augustus introduced? In this essay, various sources about the first emperor of the Roman Empire will be examined, such as those of Augustus himself, of contemporary or later historians, and archaeological evidence. Generally, it can be stated that Augustus rather used the Republican system including all its traditional positions and regulations to gain power, whereas Caesar opposed the traditional ways of political life and therewith made himself the enemy of the state. Augustus achieved his position as the mightiest man in the empire through several strategies, e.g. by clever political/military strategies such as...

Author : Beth Severy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781134391837

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Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire by Beth Severy Pdf

In this lively and detailed study, Beth Severy examines the relationship between the emergence of the Roman Empire and the status and role of this family in Roman society. The family is placed within the social and historical context of the transition from republic to empire, from Augustus' rise to sole power into the early reign of his successor Tiberius. Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire is an outstanding example of how, if we examine "private" issues such as those of family and gender, we gain a greater understanding of "public" concerns such as politics, religion and history. Discussing evidence from sculpture to cults and from monuments to military history, the book pursues the changing lines between public and private, family and state that gave shape to the Roman imperial system.

Author : Timothy Peter Wiseman
Publisher : London : Oxford University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Rome
ISBN : UCSC:32106001150751

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New Men in the Roman Senate, 139 B.C. - A.D. 14 by Timothy Peter Wiseman Pdf

Author : David Shotter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780203022887

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Augustus Caesar by David Shotter Pdf

Revised throughout, the second edition of this successful book takes the most recent research in the field into account and reviews the evidence in order to place Augustus firmly in the context of his own times. History sees Augustus Caesar as the first emperor of Rome, whose system of ordered government provided a firm and stable basis for the expansion and prosperity of the Roman Empire. Hailed as 'restorer of the Republic' and regarded by some as a deity in his own lifetime, Augustus was emulated by many of his successors. Key topics discussed include: the background to Augustus Caesar's spectacular rise to power his political and imperial reforms the creation of the Republica of Augustus the legacy Augustus Caesar left to his successors. Including more coverage of the social and cultural aspects of this complex character's reign, together with an expanded guide to further reading, students will not miss a beat if this book is included on their course reading lists.