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The house of Augustus : a historical detective story

This book serves as a reexamination of the textual and archaeological evidence about Augustus and the Palatine. Caesar Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), who is usually thought of as the first Roman emperor, lived on the Palatine Hill, the place from which the word "palace" originates. A reassessment...

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Main Author: Wiseman, T. P. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press , [2019]
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvc77f88
Author Notes:T.P. Wiseman
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding Augustus
  • History and Archaeology
  • The Palace
  • Palatine Prehistory
  • Palatine Legends
  • The Romulus Paradigm
  • Commander Caesar and His Gods
  • The Temple and the Portico
  • Palatine Poets
  • A Miscarriage of Justice.