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- catalog abstract "On 2 September 31 BCE, the heir of Julius Caesar defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Despite the varied judgments this battle received in antiquity, the consensus was that Actium marked the start of a new era, a turning point in Roman history and indeed in western civilization. Actium and Augustus marks a turning point as well. Robert Alan Gurval's unusual approach is to examine contemporary views of the battle and its immediate political and social consequences. He starts with a consideration of the official celebration and public commemoration of the Actian victory, and then moves on to other questions. What were the "Actian" monuments that Octavian erected on the battle site and later in Rome? What role did the Actian victory play in the formation of the Principate and its public ideology? What was the response of contemporary poetry? Throughout, this volume concentrates on contemporary views of Actium and its results, rather than on the hindsight views of decades or centuries later.".
- catalog contributor b7664771.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Civil War, 43 B.C.-31 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Literature and the war.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Actium and Augustus marks a turning point as well. Robert Alan Gurval's unusual approach is to examine contemporary views of the battle and its immediate political and social consequences. He starts with a consideration of the official celebration and public commemoration of the Actian victory, and then moves on to other questions. What were the "Actian" monuments that Octavian erected on the battle site and later in Rome? What role did the Actian victory play in the formation of the Principate and its public ideology? What was the response of contemporary poetry? Throughout, this volume concentrates on contemporary views of Actium and its results, rather than on the hindsight views of decades or centuries later.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-311) and indexes.".
- catalog description "On 2 September 31 BCE, the heir of Julius Caesar defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Despite the varied judgments this battle received in antiquity, the consensus was that Actium marked the start of a new era, a turning point in Roman history and indeed in western civilization.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 337 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Actium and Augustus.".
- catalog identifier "0472084895 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0472105906 (hardcover)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Actium and Augustus.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Actium and Augustus.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Civil War, 43 B.C.-31 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Literature and the war.".
- catalog spatial "Rome.".
- catalog subject "937/.05/072 20".
- catalog subject "Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C, in literature.".
- catalog subject "Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog subject "Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D In literature.".
- catalog subject "Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D Influence.".
- catalog subject "Horace Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Latin poetry History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PA6019 .G87 1995".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Rome.".
- catalog subject "Propertius, Sextus Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Virgil Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "War in literature.".
- catalog title "Actium and Augustus : the politics and emotions of civil war / Robert Alan Gurval.".
- catalog type "text".