Augustan Rome

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is Emeritus Professor of Roman Studies, University of Cambridge, UK. His publications include Herculaneum: Past and Future (2011), Rome's Cultural Revolution (2008), Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and Beyond (1997), Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (1995) and Suetonius (1983).

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceChronological OverviewThe House of Caesars: A Family TreeWho’s Who1. Writing for Augustus2. The Myth of Actium 3. Metamorphosis 4. Palace and Court 5. Golden Rome 6. Love and War 7. God and Man 8. The Afterlife of AugustusSuggestions for Further Reading Index

This work offers a clear overview of major issues in the Augustan period: the major players, the political policies, the poetry, monuments, and propaganda (and, especially, the ways in which those intertwine). It is strong in unraveling the complexity of certain events (e.g. the Battle of Actium, Secular Games) or works of art (Ara Pacis, Vergil’s Aeneid) in order to raise questions about power structures in the Augustan period and our conception of the figure of Augustus. It is a strong introduction to this period and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students and survey courses.