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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101472534263

ISBN-139781472534262

eBay Product ID (ePID)234735503

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameAugustan Rome

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAncient / Rome

Publication Year2018

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorAndrew Wallace-Hadrill

SeriesClassical World Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2017-031935

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsHas quickly become an indispensable introduction to Augustus and his age ... It is a very important book and highly recommended for use in schools and universities as well as for a general audience ... Is a highly recommended read for anyone interested in the ancient world., This works offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art ( Ara Pacis , Vergil's Aeneid ) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses., "This works offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art ( Ara Pacis , Vergil's Aeneid ) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses." - Ancient History Bulletin "In its new incarnation the illustrations are now worthy of the text, thus ensuring that in a more visually demanding age Augustan Rome will surely maintain its special place in the teaching of the Augustan principate." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review, This work offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art ( Ara Pacis , Vergil's Aeneid ) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses., "This work offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art ( Ara Pacis , Vergil's Aeneid ) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses." -- Ancient History Bulletin "Has quickly become an indispensable introduction to Augustus and his age ... It is a very important book and highly recommended for use in schools and universities as well as for a general audience ... Is a highly recommended read for anyone interested in the ancient world." -- Classics Ireland "Le Goff's exposition of Blanqui's ideas is clear and compelling." -- H-France Review "In its new incarnation the illustrations are now worthy of the text, thus ensuring that in a more visually demanding age Augustan Rome will surely maintain its special place in the teaching of the Augustan principate." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review, In its new incarnation the illustrations are now worthy of the text, thus ensuring that in a more visually demanding age Augustan Rome will surely maintain its special place in the teaching of the Augustan principate., "In its new incarnation the illustrations are now worthy of the text, thus ensuring that in a more visually demanding age Augustan Rome will surely maintain its special place in the teaching of the Augustan principate." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal937.07

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Chronological Overview The House of Caesars: A Family Tree Who's Who 1. Writing for Augustus 2. The Myth of Actium 3. Metamorphosis 4. Palace and Court 5. Golden Rome 6. Love and War 7. God and Man 8. The Afterlife of Augustus Suggestions for Further Reading Index

SynopsisWritten by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, one of the world's foremost scholars on Roman social and cultural history, this introduction to Rome in the Age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, exploring in detail the impact of the new regime of government on society. Taking an interpretative approach, the ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Emphasizing the role and impact of art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values, Augustan Rome explains how the victory of Octavian at Actium transformed Rome and Roman life. The second edition features a new introductory section on literary figures under Augustus, a final chapter on the reception of Augustus in later periods, updated references to recent scholarship, new figures and an expanded list of further reading. This thought-provoking yet concise volume sets political changes in the context of their impact on Roman values, on the imaginative world of poetry, on the visual world of art, and on the fabric of the city of Rome.

LC Classification NumberDG279.W347 2018