The alternative Augustan age / edited by Kit Morrell, Josiah Osgood, and Kathryn Welch.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Morrell, Kit, editor.

Osgood, Josiah, 1974- editor.

Welch, Kathryn, editor.

Conference Name:

Symposium Campanum (1st : 2016 : Villa Virgiliana, Cuma)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D--Congresses.

Augustus.

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.

Rome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D--Congresses.

Rome.

Rome--Civilization--Congresses.

Rome (Empire).

Civilization.

Genre:

History.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

The princeps Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE), recognized as the first of the Roman emperors, looms large in the teaching and writing of Roman history. Major political, literary, and artistic developments alike are attributed to him. This book deliberately and provocatively shifts the focus off Augustus while still looking at events of his time. Contributors uncover the perspectives and contributions of a range of individuals other than the princeps. Not all thought they were living in the "Augustan Age." Not all took their cues from Augustus. In their self-display or ideas for reform, some anticipated Augustus. Others found ways to oppose him that also helped to shape the future of their community. The volume challenges the very idea of an "Augustan Age" by breaking down traditional turning points and showing the continuous experimentation and development of these years to be in continuity with earlier Roman culture. In showcasing absences of Augustus and giving other figures their due, the papers here make a seemingly familiar period startlingly new.

Contents:

1 The Alternative Augustan Age p. 1 / Hannah Mitchell and Kit Morrell and Josiah Osgood and Kathryn Welch

2 Augustus as Magpie p. 12 / Kit Morrell

3 Hopes and Aspirations: Res Publica, Leges et Iura, and Alternatives at Rome p. 27 / Eleanor Cowan

4 Rebuilding Romulus' Senate: The Lectio Senatus of 18 BCE p. 46 / Andrew Pettinger

5 The Good Wife: Fate, Fortune, and Familia in Augustan Rome p. 63 / Bronwyn Hopwood

6 At Magnus Caesar, and Yet! Social Resistance against Augustan Legislation p. 78 / Werner Eck

7 C. Asinius Pollio and the Politics of Cosmopolitanism p. 96 / Joel Allen

8 For Rome or for Augustus? Triumphs beyond the Imperial Family in the Post-Civil-War Period p. 113 / Carsten Hjort Lange

9 Egyptian Victories: The Praefectus Aegypti and the Presentation of Military Success in the Age of Augustus p. 130 / Wolfgang Havener

10 African Alternatives p. 147 / Josiah Osgood

11 The Reputation of L. Munatius Plancus and the Idea of "Serving the Times" p. 163 / Hannah Mitchell

12 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marcus Agrippa? p. 182 / James Tan

13 Acting "Republican" under Augustus: The Coin Types of the Gens Antistia p. 199 / Megan Goldman-Petri

14 Saecular Discourse: Qualitative Periodization in First-Century-BCE Rome p. 216 / Paul Hay

15 Maecenas and the Augustan Poets: The Background of a Cultural Ambition p. 231 / Philippe Le Doze

16 Gauls on Top: Provincials Ruling Rome on the Shield of Aeneas p. 247 / Geraldine Herbert-Brown

17 The Rise of the Centumviral Court in the Augustan Age: An Alternative Arena of Aristocratic Competition p. 266 / Matthew Roller

18 Shields of Virtue(s) p. 282 / Kathryn Welch

19 The Popular Reception of Augustus and the Self-Infantilization of Rome's Citizenry p. 305 / Tom Hillard

20 Inventing the Imperial Senate p. 325 / Amy Russell.

Notes:

Papers from the First Symposium Campanum, held at Villa Virgiliana, Cuma, October 13-16, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190901400

0190901403

OCLC:

1096291189

Publisher Number:

99982765893