The Age of Augustus

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Author(s): M. G. L. Cooley, B. W. J. G. Wilson
Publisher: London Association of Classical Teachers
Year: 2003

Language: English
Pages: 413
City: Kingston upon Thames

Contents......Page 3
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Bibliography and abbreviations......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Notes on literary sources......Page 10
Augustus and the coinage......Page 12
Glossary......Page 16
Introduction......Page 22
Text and notes......Page 26
Section B. The fasti consulares......Page 35
Section C. The calendars......Page 45
Preface......Page 53
Summaries of books 133-142......Page 55
Section E. Velleius Paterculus, History of Rome 2,88-124......Page 57
Section F. Tacitus, Annals 1.1-15......Page 81
Poetry as historical source material......Page 94
Introduction......Page 95
Texts......Page 99
Triumvir......Page 179
Actium and aftermath......Page 181
The settlement of 28-27 BC......Page 184
The settlement of 23 BC......Page 187
Pontifex maximus (12 BC)......Page 188
Augustus, 11 BC - AD 14......Page 190
Augustus as judge......Page 196
Gaius Julius Caesar......Page 202
Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus)......Page 203
Augustus......Page 204
Octavia......Page 207
Livia Drusilla......Page 208
Marcus Claudius Marcellus......Page 210
Tiberiusd Claudius Nero......Page 211
Nero Claudius Drusus......Page 214
Julia (the Elder)......Page 216
Gaius Julius Caesar......Page 218
Lucius Julius Caesar......Page 222
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus......Page 224
Agrippa Postumus......Page 225
General description of Rome, its organisation......Page 227
Buildings of Rome......Page 231
Aqueducs of Rome......Page 247
Italy......Page 252
Tradition and revival......Page 257
Emperor-worship......Page 260
The Ludi saeculares (centennial games)......Page 265
General description......Page 279
Egypt......Page 280
Gaul......Page 283
Spain......Page 285
Friendly kingdoms......Page 287
Judaea......Page 289
The Greel East......Page 296
Romanisation and building of new cities......Page 303
Controls of provincial governors......Page 305
Honours......Page 307
General......Page 310
The Alps (Noricum, Raetia)......Page 314
Arabia......Page 317
Armenia......Page 318
The Balkans (Illyricum)......Page 320
Britain......Page 321
Ethiopia......Page 322
Germany......Page 324
Parthia......Page 325
Thrace......Page 328
Conspiracies and scandals......Page 330
Free speech......Page 337
Maecenas......Page 340
Lives of Horace and Virgil......Page 343
Culture and the arts......Page 348
Introductory note......Page 352
Marriage......Page 353
Punishment for adultery......Page 361
Manumission......Page 366
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa......Page 372
Senators......Page 376
Equestrian status......Page 381
Individuals......Page 383
Concordance......Page 389
Index of persons......Page 397
Index of places......Page 403
Index of themes......Page 406
Family trees......Page 410