Tiberius and the Charisma of Augustus
The Principate Enshrined
Seiten
2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-47667-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-47667-6 (ISBN)
Drawing upon the work of sociologists and political scientists, the book uses the lens of the routinization of charisma to demonstrate how Tiberius' reverence for Augustus and preservation of his policies enacted lasting political change and enshrined the principate as a permanent institution.
The historian Tacitus began his Annals with the death of Augustus. He considered this date, not Actium, to be the pivotal moment in the crystallization of 'rule by one man.' This book considers the role played by Augustus' successor Tiberius in preserving the system created by the ultimate victor of Rome's civil wars. Drawing upon the work of sociologists and political scientists, it uses the lens of the routinization of charisma to demonstrate how Tiberius' reverence for Augustus and preservation of his policies enacted lasting political change. Tiberius' encouragement of the cult of Divus Augustus and his own refusal of divine honors carry over into other aspects of his reign, where Tiberius recedes into the background, permanently withdrawing from Rome. The charisma of Augustus protected his family, the domus Augusta, and the entire empire, even after his death. This enshrined the position of Augustus as a permanent institution, the principate.
The historian Tacitus began his Annals with the death of Augustus. He considered this date, not Actium, to be the pivotal moment in the crystallization of 'rule by one man.' This book considers the role played by Augustus' successor Tiberius in preserving the system created by the ultimate victor of Rome's civil wars. Drawing upon the work of sociologists and political scientists, it uses the lens of the routinization of charisma to demonstrate how Tiberius' reverence for Augustus and preservation of his policies enacted lasting political change. Tiberius' encouragement of the cult of Divus Augustus and his own refusal of divine honors carry over into other aspects of his reign, where Tiberius recedes into the background, permanently withdrawing from Rome. The charisma of Augustus protected his family, the domus Augusta, and the entire empire, even after his death. This enshrined the position of Augustus as a permanent institution, the principate.
REBECCA EDWARDS is a former Associate Professor of Classics at Wright State University.
List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Augustan charisma and its transfer; 2. Tiberius and the imperial cult; 3. Charismatic precedents; 4. The power of images of Augustus in the age of Tiberius; 5. Charismatic images of Augustus in Tiberian authors; 6. Maiestas and the protection of Augustan charisma; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.11.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 13 Halftones, color |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-47667-X / 100947667X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-47667-6 / 9781009476676 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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