Augustan Rome

171 Pages·2018·14.323 MB·English

by  Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Augustan Rome
Classical World Series
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Augustan Rome
Second Edition
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
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First published 1993 by Bristol Classical Press
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Names: Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew, author.
Title: Augustan Rome / Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.
Description: Second edition. | London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. |
Series: Classical world series; 10 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017031935 (print) | LCCN 2017032980 (ebook) | ISBN
9781472532978 (ePDF) | ISBN 9781472528995 (ePub) | ISBN 9781472534262
(pbk.: alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. |
Rome–History–Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Classification: LCC DG279 (ebook) | LCC DG279 .W347 2018 (print) | DDC
937/.07–dc23
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Contents
List of Illustrations viii
Preface to the Second Edition xiv
Preface to the First Edition xvi
Chronological Overview xvii
The House of the Caesars: A Family Tree xxi
Introduction 1
1 The Myth of Actium 9
2 Metamorphosis 23
3 Palace and Court 43
4 Golden Rome 65
5 Love and War 89
6 God and Man 109
Postscript: The Legacy of Augustus 131
Suggestions for Further Reading 139
Index 143
List of Illustrations
Frontispiece Bronze copy of the Prima Porta statue of
Augustus placed under Mussolini in front of
the (then) newly excavated Forum of Augustus.
[author’s photograph] xxii
Figure 0.1 View of the Mausoleum of Augustus: The entrance
was flanked by two bronze pillars inscribed with
the text of the Res Gestae [author’s photograph] 5
Figure 0.2 View of the Ara Pacis as redisplayed in pavilion
designed by Richard Meier [author’s photograph] 5
Figure 0.3 View of part of the Latin text of the Res Gestae
inscribed under Mussolini [author’s photograph] 6
Figure 0.4 Inscription celebrating Mussolini’s ‘revival’ of
Augustus in the Piazza Augusto Imperatore
[author’s photograph] 6
Figure 1.1 ‘Two-headed’ bronze coin issued by Octavian
c. 40 bc: one face shows the deified Caesar as
Divos Iulius, the other Octavian as Caesar Divi
filius [RRC 535/1; CoinArchives, Triton XI 633] 10
Figure 1.2 Silver coin issued by the moneyer Cossus
Cornelius Lentulus showing Agrippa with rostral
crown, decorated with beaks of ships, to celebrate
victory [RIC I.414; CoinArchives, Triton XI 826] 11
Figure 1.3 Silver cistophorus from mint of Ephesus, 28 bc,
describing Octavian as ‘Champion of the Liberty
of the Roman People’, and the reverse celebrating
Peace [RIC 1.476; CoinArchives, Classical
Numismatic Group, Triton XX 609] 12
Figure 1.4 Location of the Battle of Actium [author’s drawing] 12
List of Illustrations ix
Figure 1.5 View of Augustus’ victory monument at Nicopolis
[courtesy Konstantinos Zachos] 13
Figure 1.6 Reconstruction of Augustus’ victory monument
at Nicopolis [courtesy Konstantinos Zachos] 14
Figure 1.7 Reconstruction of relief showing triumph of
Augustus [courtesy Konstantinos Zachos] 14
Figure 1.8 Detail of relief showing triumph chariot of
Augustus with children, possibly those of
Cleopatra [courtesy Konstantinos Zachos] 15
Figure 1.9 Coin of Antony, 34–31 bc, showing Cleopatra as
‘Queen of Kings and of her sons the Kings’ [RRC
543/1, CoinArchives, Roma Numismatics Auction
XIII 664] 17
Figure 1.10 Silver coin of the moneyer Antistius Vetus (16 bc)
celebrating the Apollo of Actium, shown playing
the lyre [RIC I.366; CoinArchives, Triton XI 786] 19
Figure 2.1 America as Liberty transformed into Police State
[© Peter Brookes, courtesy Times Newspapers] 24
Figure 2.2 Gold coin of the moneyer Cossus Lentulus, showing
the Republic (RES PUB) raised from her knees by
Augustus Respublica Restitua [courtesy A. Burnett] 25
Figure 2.3 Gold coin of Augustus, celebrating settlement
of 28/27 bc: LEGES ET IVRA PR RESTITUIT
(‘he restored the laws and rights of the Roman
people’ or possibly ‘to the Roman people’)
[courtesy Trustees of the British Museum] 26
Figure 2.4 Gold coin of mint of Emerita, 19–18 bc, with
the honours of 13 January, 27 bc, the oak wreath
‘For saving citizens’ and the Shield of Virtue
voted by the senate and people [RIC I.30a;
CoinArchives, Triton XI 725] 32