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서명/저자사항 | The house of Augustus : a historical detective story/ T. P. Wiseman. [electronic resource]. |
개인저자 | Wiseman, T. P.(Timothy Peter), author. |
발행사항 | Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2019]. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages). |
ISBN | 9780691189086 0691189080 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
내용주기 | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Understanding Augustus -- 2. History and Archaeology -- 3. The Palace -- 4. Palatine Prehistory -- 5. Palatine Legends -- 6. The Romulus Paradigm -- 7. Commander Caesar and His Gods -- 8. The Temple and the Portico -- 9. Palatine Poets -- 10. A Miscarriage of Justice -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Passages |
요약 | A radical reexamination of the textual and archaeological evidence about Augustus and the PalatineCaesar Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), who is usually thought of as the first Roman emperor, lived on the Palatine Hill, the place from which the word "palace" originates. A startling reassessment of textual and archaeological evidence, The House of Augustus demonstrates that Augustus was never an emperor in any meaningful sense of the word, that he never had a palace, and that the so-called "Casa di Augusto" excavated on the Palatine was a lavish aristocratic house destroyed by the young Caesar in order to build the temple of Apollo. Exploring the Palatine from its first occupation to the present, T. P. Wiseman proposes a reexamination of the "Augustan Age," including much of its literature.Wiseman shows how the political and ideological background of Augustus's rise to power offers a radically different interpretation of the ancient evidence about the Augustan Palatine. Taking a long historical perspective in order to better understand the topography, Wiseman considers the legendary stories of Rome's origins--in particular Romulus's foundation and inauguration of the city on the summit of the Palatine. He examines the new temple of Apollo and the piazza it overlooked, as well as the portico around it with its library used as a hall for Senate meetings, and he illustrates how Commander Caesar, who became Caesar Augustus, was the champion of the Roman people against an oppressive oligarchy corrupting the Republic.A decisive intervention in a critical debate among ancient historians and archaeologists, The House of Augustus recalibrates our views of a crucially important period and a revered public space. |
주제명(개인명) | Augustus, -- Emperor of Rome,63 B.C.-14 A.D. Augustus, -- Emperor of Rome,63 B.C.-14 A.D. -- fast -- |
주제명(지명) | Rome --History --Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. Rome (Empire) --fast |
일반주제명 | Heads of state --Rome. HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. Heads of state. LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical |
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