The Alternative Augustan Age
The Alternative Augustan Age by Kit Morrell, published by Oxford University Press in 2019, is an illustrated edition comprising 394 pages. This book shifts the focus away from Augustus, the first Roman emperor, to explore the diverse perspectives and contributions of individuals from his era. It examines how not everyone viewed their time as the “Augustan Age” and highlights the complexities of political, literary, and artistic developments that occurred outside of Augustus’s influence.
Readers will find a critical analysis that challenges conventional narratives about this historical period. The contributors delve into the ways some individuals anticipated Augustus while others opposed him, ultimately shaping their communities and the broader Roman culture. By breaking down traditional turning points, this volume presents a nuanced understanding of the era, revealing the continuous experimentation and development that characterized these years. The book invites readers to reconsider the familiar aspects of Roman history through the lens of those often overshadowed by Augustus.
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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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