Imperium and cosmos : Augustus and the northern Campus Martius

Imperium and cosmos : Augustus and the northern Campus Martius /

Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image of himself as the first among equals (princeps), a characterization that was as popular with the ancient Romans as it is with many scholars today. Paul Rehak argues against this impression of humility and suggests that, like the monarchs of the Hellenistic age...

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Main Author: Rehak, Paul
Other Authors: Younger, John G. (John Grimes), 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006
Series:Wisconsin studies in classics.
Subjects:
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Monuments.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Cult.
Architecture > Political aspects > Rome.
Power (Social sciences) > Rome.
Emperor worship > Rome.
Campo Marzio (Rome, Italy)
Rome > History > Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Rome (Italy) > Antiquities.
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