Augustus

Jonathan Edmondson

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2009

Augustus

Jonathan Edmondson

In the series Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474467964

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Augustus (63 BC - AD 14), the first Roman emperor, brought peace and stability to Rome after decades of strife and uncertainty. He put in place a new institutional framework for the Roman Empire and inspired the ideology that sustained it for the next three hundred years. This book presents a selection of the most important scholarship on Augustus and the contribution he made to the development of the Roman state in the early imperial period.

Chapters include: Augustus' dramatic rise to prominence following the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC and the nature of his powers first as triumvir, then as Princeps; his policy regarding overseas wars and expansion, his administrative and military reforms of the Roman state; the role of his own family, his wife Livia, his son-in-law Agrippa and his adopted sons Gaius and Lucius Caesar and then Tiberius, in public life; his concern to reinforce Roman religion and family life; the development of an ideology that helped bolster his authority as ruler of an expanded Empire, including the importance of visual imagery, monuments and literature in the far-flung propagation of his image as leader; and the impact that his regime made on the communities of the Roman provinces.

Jonathan Edmondson sets these papers into the general context of major trends in the study of Augustus in Britain, Europe and North America since the nineteenth century. Five are published here in English for the first time and many include illustrations of the most important visual evidence for the principate of Augustus. The book is equipped with a chronology, a glossary and a guide to further reading; all passages in Latin and Greek are translated into English.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Note to the Reader Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvi
Map of the Roman Empire, c. ad 14 Publicly Available Download PDF	xxx
Introduction: Approaching the Age of Augustus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I The novus status: from III vir rei publicae constituendae to princeps
Introduction to Part I: The novus status: from III vir rei publicae constituendae to princeps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
1 Imperator Caesar: A Study in Nomenclature Ronald Syme Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
2 Triumvirate and Principate Fergus Millar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
3 The Powers of Augustus Jean-Louis Ferrary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
4 Augustus,War and Peace J. W. Rich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
5 Livia and theWomanhood of Rome Nicholas Purcell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
PART II Res publica restituta
Introduction to Part II: Res publica restituta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
6 The Political Significance of Augustus’ Military Reforms Kurt A. Raaflaub Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
7 The Administrative Reforms of Augustus: Pragmatism or Systematic Planning? Werner Eck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
8 Family and Inheritance in the Augustan Marriage Laws Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
9 To Honour the Princeps and Venerate the Gods: Public Cult, Neighbourhood Cults, and Imperial Cult in Augustan Rome John Scheid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
PART III Images of Power and the Power of Images
Introduction to Part III: Images of Power and the Power of Images Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
10 Monuments of the Battle of Actium: Propaganda and Response Tonio Hölscher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
11 Meretrix regina: Augustan Cleopatras Maria Wyke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
12 Cybele, Virgil and Augustus T. P. Wiseman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
13 Livy, Augustus, and the Forum Augustum T. J. Luce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
PART IV The Impact of Augustus in the Roman Provinces
Introduction to Part IV: The Impact of Augustus in the Roman Provinces Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
14 Colonia Augusta Emerita, Capital of Lusitania Walter Trillmic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
15 The Cities of the Greek World under Augustus G. W. Bowersock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	468
Chronology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	494
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 576
Illustrations
- Other: 59 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Classics & Ancient History

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Published: August 15, 2009
ISBN: 9781474467964