Legendary Rome"Legendary Rome" is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions of Rome's legendary past. When the poets explore the significance of Augustus' reconstruction of the Palatine and Capitoline hills, they create new meaning and memories for the story of Rome's legendary foundations. As the tradition of Rome's mythic and legendary origins evolves through each poetic revision, the past transforms and is reinvented anew.The exploration of what constitutes a civilised landscape for each poet leads to significant conclusions about the dynamic and evolving nature of shared public memories. Written when Rome was in the process of defining a new, post-war identity, the poems studied here capture the growing tension between community and individual development, the restoration of peace versus expansion through military means, and stability and change within the city. |
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... celebrated this cultural institution for the last time , as a far more personal and private celebration of power . Just as Romulus was the first to celebrate the triumph on the hill , later Augustus stopped his ritual of commemorating ...
... celebrated by the entire Roman populace , before Augustus ' reign its cult and the associations , or collegia , that ... celebrations of the Compitalia during the Empire would serve as a compelling reminder that the function and nature ...
... celebrations that bring the community together - the Parilia and Messalinus ' military victory . Tibullus ' account ... celebrated in the poet's Rome , signifies the importance of continuity of religious traditions in the city . For the ...
Contents
The Casa Romuli and the Domus Augusti | 21 |
Jupiter Tonans Restores the Past | 44 |
Part II | 65 |
Copyright | |
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