Augustus Archive
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Roman Imperialism Checked at Teutoburger Wald in AD 9
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsAugustus -
Politics and Beauty: The Augustan Transformation of Rome
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe extraordinary reign of Augustus left the Roman world with a changed order -
Vision, Folly and Balance: Imperial Approaches to Commerce and War in the Roman Near East, 27 BCE
Posted on January 1, 2013 | No CommentsWhen Emperor Marcus Aurelius died on the banks of the Danube in 180 CE at Vindobona, or Vienna, the Roman Empire he left behind was the largest transcontinental, transcultural, singular political entity in history before the rise of the European nation state some fifteen centuries later. -
Augustus and the Evolution of Roman Concepts of Leadership
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsMost will agree with the observation that Augustus was a master of what shall we call it? Spin? There will be disagreement as to the integrity of his claims. I prefer to follow the teachings of Edwin Judge that Augustus was so much in control of language that he could bend its specificity to say precisely what he wanted to say and to say what could not be gainsaid. -
From Whence and Wherefore Were the Trees? Some Critical Thoughts on the Ustrinum Domus Augustae
Posted on October 16, 2012 | No CommentsHistorical evidence suggests that Augustus Caesar, first Emperor of Rome, was a person who liked to plan ahead. His predilection for preparedness is perhaps most apparent when we consider the details pertaining to the end of his life. -
Augustus Caesar and the Exile of Ovid: a Mystery Revisited
Posted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsThe first Emperor of Rome wrought profound changes in the world and hence his name resounds throughout millennia; however, the individual who bore that heavy honour has always been remembered as something of an enigma. Can we, on the basis of ruins and statues and written acclaim, really infer the character of an empire-building autocrat? -
Augustus and the Architecture of Masculinity
Posted on October 7, 2012 | No CommentsMany previous studies have been completed on ancient Rome, including studies on Augustus, gender issues, and the Roman games, which have helped create a timeline of Augustus?s rise to power, an architectural layout of the Circus Maximus and a social hierarchy based on gender. -
The socio-economic impact of the Pax Romana and Augustus’ policy reforms on the Roman provinces
Posted on September 30, 2012 | No CommentsThe reign of Augustus represents the most pivotal period of all Roman history. -
A Sacred People: Roman Identity in the Age of Augustus
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsStudies of collective identity have grown rapidly among ancient historians in recent decades, particularly among scholars of the Greek world. Scholars have been fascinated by the development of Greek identity, from the dark ages of Greece through the classical period, from the Hellenistic Age through to its period of political dormancy under Roman rule. Despite this plethora of work being done on Greek identity, there is not a comparable genre of works on Roman identity. -
Agrippa: The Emperor Who Almost Was
Posted on June 10, 2012 | No CommentsYet very few people today are aware of the fact that Augustus would probably have achieved none of this had it not been for a man named Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
