Augustus’ primary themes included revitalization of religion, virtues, and the honor of the Roman people. Religious Renewal...
Augustus
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...