The Alternative Augustan Age by Josiah Osgood (PDF)

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The princeps Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE), recognized as the first of the Roman emperors, looms large in the teaching and writing of Roman history. Major political, literary, and artistic developments alike are attributed to him. This book deliberately and provocatively shifts the focus off Augustus while still looking at events of his time. Contributors uncover the perspectives and contributions of a range of individuals other than the princeps. Not all thought they were living in the “Augustan Age.” Not all took their cues from Augustus. In their self-display or ideas for reform, some anticipated Augustus. Others found ways to oppose him that also helped to shape the future of their community. The volume challenges the very idea of an “Augustan Age” by breaking down traditional turning points and showing the continuous experimentation and development of these years to be in continuity with earlier Roman culture. In showcasing absences of Augustus and giving other figures their due, the papers here make a seemingly familiar period startlingly new.

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⭐A well researched and refreshingly original work that demonstrates the importance of source based scholarship. It clearly impresses upon the reader and the student an important role of the historian as one who has the courage to add to and recalibrate the shortcomings of accepting as immovable and static, historical tradition that either should not or can not be improved upon.

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