Imperial Image Classicist Views Flashcards
Hadrill on Actium and propaganda
Actium was a propaganda battle, a battle for hearts and minds
Edwards on Augustus autocracy
Augustus made Rome into an autocracy disguised at as republic
Beard: Augustus found Rome
Augustus found Rome as a city of brick and left it a city of marble
Beard: Augustus was able to
Beard: Augustus was able to transform himself from a brutal thug to a wise statesman via cultural propaganda
Edwards: Augustus put emphasis on
Edwards: Augustus put emphasis on a return of ancestral virtue
Edwards: the Augustan period was
Edwards: The Augustan period was a time to repair a broken nation
Edwards: Augustus was careful to
Edwards: Augustus was careful to maintain the dignity of the state
Edwards (Augustus as a role model)
Augustus attempted to be a role model for all romans
Zanker on Apollo as Augustus’ patron god
Augustus was keen to promote the idea of Apollo being his patron god
Goldsworthy on divi filus
Augustus stood with one foot over the divine line
Bradley on the building projects
Augustus’ building projects were a form of propaganda
Galinsky on res gestae
The Res Gestae is a self-serving text which omits all sins and wrong doings
Beard on Augustus’ relationship with Julius Caesar
Beard: Julius Caesar was Augustus’ passport to power
Cary and Scullard on succession
Augustus’ last duty to Rome was to provide it with a successor for his position