Augustan Rome

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Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Illustrations Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Chronological Overview The House of the Caesars Introduction Chapter 1 The Myth of Actium Chapter 2 Metamorphosis Restoring the Republic Ordinary and extraordinary powers Honours Ancestral tradition Sovereignty The Senate Elections Soldier and civilian Chapter 3 Palace and Court The house of Augustus The nobility Court and patronage The divine household Early years: Octavia The middle years: Julia and Livia The last years: Livia triumphant Chapter 4 Golden Rome Controlling Rome Police Regions and neighbourhoods Rebuilding Rome The Roman Forum Forum of Augustus Campus Martius The impact of architecture Chapter 5 Love and War Sin and war Moral reform Morality and social order Secular Games Ara Pacis Augustus the moral model Poetry and morality Chapter 6 God and Man Augustus as priest Godlike man The Saviour The majesty of Augustus Chapter 7 Postscript: The legacy of Augustus Suggestions for Further Reading Art and archaeology Literature and politics Index