Res Publica Constituta (Impact of Empire) [Hardcover]

Carsten Hjort Lange (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 230 pages
• Publisher: Brill; First Edition edition (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004175016
• ISBN-13: 978-9004175013
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The years surrounding the decisive battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the
various measures undertaken by the victor Augustus to create and
legitimate a new system of government in Rome are among the most
discussed aspects of Roman history. This book re-evaluates Augustus'
rise to power, first as triumvir along with Antonius and Lepidus, and
then as sole ruler, focusing particularly on the part played by
propaganda and ideological claims. Augustus is shown to have
acknowledged the Actium war as a civil as well as an external war, and
the commemorations of the battle at the site and in Rome are
re-assessed, along with the role ascribed to Apollo in the victory.
The celebrated settlement of 28-27 BC is shown to have constituted the
accomplishment of the triumviral assignment.