Memory itself became a political instrument, shaping how past events were interpreted and how future expectations were...
Augustus
Augustus’ primary themes included revitalization of religion, virtues, and the honor of the Roman people. Religious Renewal...
Augustus is shown in his role of “Imperator”, the Commander-in-Chief of the army. Introduction Augustus of Prima...
Mussolini’s unearthing of the Mausoleum was part of a larger government program called the Bimillenario. Introduction The Mausoleum...
Written under the patronage of the first emperor of Rome, Virgil’s ‘Aenied’ can be understood as political...
The Res Gestae was a unique public relations move for the first emperor of the Roman Empire,...
Forty-five years of unopposed rule seems an unlikely feat for any ruler in Roman history. By Edelia...
The mausoleum of Augustus in Rome / Photo by ryarwood, Wikimedia Commons “I found a city built...
The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ, by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c.1852 / Getty Images, Creative Commons...
Looking to the writings of Duncan Kennedy and Hannah Arendt for further insight. By Dr. Elena Giusti...
Augusts as Rome’s Pontifex Maximus (High Priest) / Wikimedia Commons Every citizen of Rome became his client...
The Julio Claudian Ravenna Releie / Creative Commons Descriptions of the diseases of some of these emperors...
Relief from the west side of the Ara Pacis in Rome / Wikimedia Commons Augustus was a...
Upper register (detail), Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, 9 – 12 C.E., 19 x 23 cm, double-layered sardonyx with gold,...
By Dr. Julia Fischer / 08.08.2015 Lecturer of Art History Georgia Southern University Augustus and the power...