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

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Morrell, Kit, editor.

Osgood, Josiah, editor.

Welch, Kathryn, editor.

Conference Name:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rome.

Rome--Civilization--Congresses.

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

Augustus.

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

Civilization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : 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 chapters of this volume make a seemingly familiar period startlingly new.

Contents:

Dedication

Figures

Preface

Contributors

1 The Alternative Augustan Age

2 Augustus as MagpieKit Morrell

3 Hopes and AspirationsEleanor Cowan

4 Rebuilding Romulus’ Senate

5 The Good Wife

6 At Magnus Caesar, and Yet!

7 C. Asinius Pollio and the Politics of Cosmopolitanism

8 For Rome or for Augustus?

9 Egyptian Victories

10 African Alternatives

11 The Reputation of L. Munatius Plancus and the Idea of “Serving the Times”

12 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marcus Agrippa?

13 Acting “Republican” under Augustus

14 Saecular Discourse

15 Maecenas and the Augustan Poets

16 Gauls on Top

17 The Rise of the Centumviral Court in the Augustan Age

18 Shields of Virtue(s)

19 The Popular Reception of Augustus and the Self-Infantilization of Rome’s Citizenry

20 Inventing the Imperial Senate

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

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

Bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

0-19-090142-X

0-19-090143-8

0-19-090141-1