Augustus
Augustus

Author: George Philip Baker

Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13:

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Another in a series of superb biographies of ancient leaders, Baker tackles the life and times of Gaius Octavian Augustus, first emperor of Rome and founder of a Roman state that endured for centuries.

The Age of Augustus
The Age of Augustus

Author: Werner Eck

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-08-13

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1405151498

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In this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. Incorporates literary, archaeological, and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of Augustus' brutal rise to power Written by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empire Traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire Includes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' family Thorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time

Augustus and the Destruction of History
Augustus and the Destruction of History

Author: Ingo Gildenhard

Publisher: Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780956838162

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Augustus and the Destruction of History explores the intense controversies over the meaning and profile of the past that accompanied the violent transformation of the Roman Republic into the Augustan principate. The ten case studies collected here analyse how different authors and agents (individual and collective) developed specific conceptions of history and articulated them in a wide variety of textual and visual media to position themselves within the emergent (and evolving) new Augustan normal. The chapters consider both hegemonic and subaltern endeavours to reconfigure Roman memoria and pay special attention to power and polemics, chaos, crisis and contingency - not least to challenge some long-standing habits of thought about Augustus and his principate and its representation in historiographical discourse, ancient and modern. Some of the most iconic texts and monuments from ancient Rome receive fresh discussion here, including the Forum Romanum and the Forum of Augustus, Virgil's Aeneid and the Fasti Capitolini.

Augustus
Augustus

Author: Karl Galinsky

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0521744423

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In this lively and concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus' life from childhood to deification.

The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus
The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus

Author: Paul Zanker

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780472081240

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Examines the imperial mythology that was reflected by Roman art and architecture during the rule of Augustus Caesar

Golden Verses
Golden Verses

Author:

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2003-07-03

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1585108979

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An anthology containing fresh and rhythmic translations of the great poets from the Augustan period, Golden Verses covers a broad range of verse with introduction, maps, chronology, glossary, bibliography and notes. Alessi's text is designed specifically for the college market, providing students with access to the thought and context at the roots of our culture. Designed to be read in conjunction with major works of the Augustan Age—Ovid's Metamorphosis and Vergil's Aeneid.

Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age
Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age

Author: Jonathan Bardill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 0521764238

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"Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The book explores the emperor's image as conveyed through literature, art, and architecture, and shows how Constantine reconciled the tradition of imperial divinity with his monotheistic faith. It demonstrates how the traditional themes and imagery of kingship were exploited to portray the emperor as the saviour of his people and to assimilate him to Christ. This is the first book to study simultaneously both archaeological and historical information to build a picture of the emperor's image and propaganda. It is extensively illustrated" --Provided by publisher.