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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... established with the hill because they were leaders who were responsible for initiating strong community development in the early city and establishing law and order . ' The changes Augustus made to the topography of the city indicate ...
... established , the emphasis was on Augustus as the new founder of a renewed Rome.67 Favro argues that the community of Augustan Rome was receptive to the changes Augus- tus brought about in their city because the emperor did not appear ...
... established power base that existed within the Roman Senate . Augustus succeeded at this task because he made sure that traditional elements of the Republic were emphasized until his reign was so well established that it did not matter ...
Contents
The Casa Romuli and the Domus Augusti | 21 |
Jupiter Tonans Restores the Past | 44 |
Part II | 65 |
Copyright | |
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