This is the fourth and final planned post on Caesar Augustus. In my previous two posts, I discussed how Augustus reformed and coopted the Roman Senate. Here I will give some brief attention to the powers and titles he possessed, for these legalities were crucial to the orderly restoration and transfer of Roman power after [...]
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Augustus: absolute power
Published by February 20th, 2006 in Old Europe, Personalities and Rome. 2 CommentsAs an amusing aside to my posts on Rome, here’s a website presenting comparative (and projected) histories of the American and Roman empires. This certainly brings new meaning to the old Roman saying, “Their story is ours.” All hail president Kennedy Clinton Roosevelt. My thanks to Coming Anarchy for the link.
Augustus: Senate and sensibility, II
Published by February 8th, 2006 in Old Europe, Personalities and Rome. 2 CommentsThis continues my series on Caesar Augustus and concludes my article on Augustus and the Roman Senate. I think I have one or two more posts on Augustus in me in the near future.
Command and control
With the Senate thus established at a more or less permanent number, Augustus later made many changes to its procedures [...]
Augustus: Senate and sensibility, I
Published by February 6th, 2006 in Old Europe, Personalities and Rome. 3 CommentsThis is the second of a series of posts on Caesar Augustus and the first of two on his relationship with the Senate. In the previous post, I gave a brief, dare I say skimpy, overview of the his forty-year rule over the Roman world, paying attention to how he co-opted the institutions of the [...]
As is well known in the UES, I’m a big fan of Roman history, the Augustan Age in particular, and Rome generally. My last post on the topic was rather fluffy, so here is another, slightly weightier post, an overview of Caesar Augustus and his reign—the inauguration of the Pax Romana.
The Augustan Age was a [...]
Empire of the world forever
Published by January 17th, 2006 in Fluff, Old Europe and Rome. 5 CommentsWhen people think of empire, what comes to mind? At the very least, policy wonks and leftists of various stripes think of the United States of America. Though there is debate as to America’s being an empire in any sense of the word, let us admit the claim for now. Yet though imperial America may [...]
