Classics / Art History / Ancient History
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Imperium
and Cosmos A detailed examination of ancient Rome's Augustan monuments Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image
of himself as the first among equals (princeps), a characterization
that was as popular with the ancient Romans as it is with many
scholars today. Paul Rehak argues against this impression of
humility and suggests that, like the monarchs of the Hellenistic
age, Augustus sought immortality–an eternal glory gained
through deliberate planning for his niche in history while flexing
his existing power. Imperium and Cosmos focuses on Augustus's
Mausoleum and Ustrinum (site of his cremation), the Horologium-Solarium
(a colossal sundial), and the Ara Pacis (Altar to Augustan Peace),
all of which transformed the northern Campus Martius into a tribute
to his major achievements in life and a vast memorial for his
deification after death. "A lucid picture of these important works and their significance in Augustus's representational and ideological program."–John Pollini, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Paul Rehak (1954–2004)
was associate professor of classics at the University of Kansas
and author of such studies as The Role of the Ruler in the
Prehistoric Aegean. John G. Younger is professor of classics
and of humanities and western civilization at the University
of Kansas and is the author of such books as Sex in the Ancient
World from A to Z and Music in the Aegean Bronze Age. Of related interest |
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