Augustan Rome

by Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781853991387
• ISBN10: 1853991384
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Pr

Summary

This well illustrated introduction to Rome in the age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, taking a detailed look at the impact of the new regime of government on society. The ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Unlike more standard works on Augustus, this book placed greater emphasis on the art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values

Author Biography

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is Master of Sidney Sussex College, and Professor of Roman Studies, University of Cambridge, UK. Previously Director of the British School at Rome, he has held visiting fellowships at Princeton University and the Getty Museum, and is a frequent contributor on radio and television. He has been awarded an OBE for services to Anglo-Italian cultural relations, elected a Fellow of the British Academy. His publications include Rome's Cultural Revolution (2008); Herculaneum: Past and Future (2011); Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and Beyond (1997) and Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (1995).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Chronological Overview The House of the Caesars

The Myth of Actium

Metamorphosis

Palace and Court

Golden Rome

Love and War

God and Man Augustan Authors (Who's Who)

Suggestions for Further Study

Suggestions for Further Reading

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