Res Gestae Divi Augusti

At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a new text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students of all levels. The commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and historical matters. It elucidates how Augustus understood his role in Roman society, and how he wished to be remembered by posterity; and it sets this picture that emerges from the Res Gestae into the context of the emergence both of a new visual language and of an official set of expressions. The book also includes illustrations in order to demonstrate how the Augustan era witnessed the rise of a whole new visual language.

ISBN 0521601282   Pages 336 ISBN13 9780521601283 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Weight (grammes) 660 Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Paperback   Height (mm) 247 Publication date 14 May 2009   Width (mm) 174 Library of Congress 2008055927   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY 936.03   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

		List of illustrations
		Maps 1-4
		Introduction		1
1		'Queen of inscriptions'		1
2		RGDA at Rome		3
3		RGDA in its provincial contexts		6
a		Ancyra		7
b		Antioch near Pisidia		13
c		Apollonia		16
d		Mechanisms for publication		18
4		The language of the RGDA		22
a		Stylistic characteristics of the Latin text		22
b		Features of the Greek translation		26
5		The messages of the RGDA		30
6		Date of composition		42
7		Transmission of the text and previous study of the monuments		43
a		Ancyra		43
b		Pisidian Antioch		46
c		Apollonia		47
8		Reinterpretations of the RGDA		48
a		Roman responses		48
b		Mussolini and the RGDA		51
		Res Gestae Divi Augusti: text and translation		57
		Commentary		102
		Appendix		279
		Bibliography		282
		Index locorum		302
		General index		305

"...Alison Cooley provides what will be the standard textbook for the RGDA in this generation... Cooley has provided students and colleagues with an edition of the RGDA that will serve as a textbook and as a work of reference. ..a book that is at the same time a pleasure to read and highly useful. That is no small accomplishment." --BMCR

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