OTHER SOURCES / STATUES Flashcards
It reflected his…
It reflected his pietas for his patria and he could use it to publicise his accomplishments
- Ramage
It underlined his…
It underlined his pietas towards his adoptive father, but it also served as clear evidence of his surpassing him.
- Ramage
Italian vs. oriental…
Italian vs. Oriental, order and virtue vs. chaos, and reason vs. irrationality
- M. Hoff
The association between…
The association between clemency and tyranny persisted at least into the first century of the empire
- D. Konstan
Caesar was Octavian’s…
Caesar was Octavian’s passport to power
- Beard
By focusing on…
By focusing on Cleopatra, Octavian showed the war as foreign, not civil
- Beard
Any interaction beyond…
Any interaction beyond exploitation was a violation of the master’s dignity and control
- K. Bradley
Octavian’s new portrait…
Octavian’s new portrait type was a kind of ageless beauty which would have reminded contemporaries of Apollo’s own features
- Zanker
New images were…
New images were relatively rare at the time… they circulated all over the western half of the empire
- Zanker
They have been…
They have been found in large numbers all over the Roman world, and would have been displayed in a range of urban civic and sacred places
- G. Davies
By choosing to….
By choosing to appear in a toga, a man emphasises his civil role and his allegiance to Rome
- G. Davies
Building Programme:
It reflected his pietas for his patria and he could use it to publicise his accomplishments
It underlined his pietas towards his adoptive father, but it also served as clear evidence of his surpassing him
- Ramage
Mark Antony:
Italian vs. Oriental, order and virtue vs. chaos, and reason vs. irrationality
- M. Hoff
Julius Caesar:
The association between clemency and tyranny persisted at least into the first century of the empire
- D. Konstan
Caesar was Octavian’s passport to power
- Beard
Cleopatra:
By focusing on Cleopatra, Octavian showed the war as foreign, not civil
- Beard
Any interaction beyond exploitation was a violation of the master’s dignity and control
- K. Bradley
Coinage:
Monuments in miniature
- C. Rowan
Octavian’s new portrait type was a kind of ageless beauty which would have reminded contemporaries of Apollo’s own features
New images were relatively rare at the time… they circulated all over the western half of the empire
- Zanker
Statues:
By choosing to appear in a toga, a man emphasises his civil role and his allegiance to Rome
They have been found in large numbers all over the Roman world, and would have been displayed in a range of urban civic and sacred places
- G. Davies
