modern scholorships Flashcards
what does Beard say about poetry?
If the poetry is propaganda then it’s remarkably successful (its not necessarily propaganda)
Augustus would have been aware that the poetry is important to his campaign
what does Edwards say about augustus?
He was tapping into nostalgia of a rural age - which was paradoxical with the city of Rome
He was reliant on the army’s support and controlled it by making it nationalist eg by having a system to pay veterans
what does Kennedy say about poetry?
The poetry we have is from a small influenced group so not the general view but they would have been influential
what does Pomeroy say about mens use of women?
Mens use of their female relatives to procure political allies was nothing new in the ancient world
what does Syndikus say about cults and the state?
“Augustus saw the revitalisation of old Roman cults and customs as a key element in the process of stabilising the disintegrating state”
what does Beard say about Octavians link to Caesar?
“Caesar was Octavian’s passport to power”
what does Wallace-Hadrill say about Actium and Antony?
“the threat was not a tipsy Antony, but the evil incarnate in Cleopatra… Antony was… a Roman un-Romanned”
what does Beard say about actium?
“By focusing on Cleopatra, Octavian represented the war as one fought against a foreign rather than a Roman enemy”
what does Dolia say about Augustus’ apotheosis?
“After Augustus’ death, there is an exponential increase in images relating him to the gods; it was already present but now it becomes more prominent”
what does R.Syme believe about the republic?
“the constitution is a façade”
how does syme describe imperium?
“so important that all mention of it is studiously omitted from the majestic and misleading record of augustus’ own life and honours”
what message is syme trying to convey when speaking about imperium?
imperium is unconstitutional which is why it’s not often recorded and that the reason augustus held so much power was because of it
what are Brunt and Moores stances on augustus’ unconstitutional power?
recognise it is unconstitutional but understand the benefits that this power brought to rome
what do brunt and moore say about augustus’ honours and his name?
“his honours especially the name of augustus symbolised both the gratitude felt towards him as the saviour of the state and the pre-eminence of his position”
what does Tacitus say to show that Augustus was a deceitful liar?
he seduced the army with bonuses, and his cheap food policy was a successful bait for civilians. Indeed he attracted everybody’s goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace. Then he gradually pushed ahead and absorbed the functions of the senate, the officials and even the law.
