TY - BOOK ID - 139207487 TI - Celestial inclinations : a life of Augustus PY - 2023 SN - 9780197599648 9780197599662 0197599672 0197599664 0197599656 0197599648 PB - New York: Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Astrology and politics KW - Astronomy and state KW - Augustus, KW - Emperors. KW - Rome KW - Kings and rulers KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Emperors KW - Augustus, - Emperor of Rome, - 63 B.C.-14 A.D KW - Astrologie et politique KW - Astronomie KW - Empereurs KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - Augustus KW - 30 B.C.-284 A.D. KW - Rome (Empire) KW - Histoire KW - Politique et gouvernement UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:139207487 AB - > Offers a new perspective on the life and career of Augustus> Examines the practical application of observational astronomy and astrology as political tools and emphasizes the supreme confidence Augustus had in his cosmically ordained destiny> Reassesses the ancient sources relevant to the interdependence of Augustus and the celestial sphere through an evaluation supported by sky maps and astrological diagrams Celestial Inclinations provides a new perspective on the life and career of the first Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14). It presents the case that Augustus used his knowledge of the celestial sphere to confirm for himself and convey to others that the heavens supported his activities on earth and his inevitable greatness. The book is based on fresh assessments of ancient historical, literary, astronomical, astrological, and artistic sources for the years prior to and during the life of Augustus. Anne-Marie Lewis combines these sources with astronomical sky maps and astrological diagrams to offer fresh interpretations of critical events in the life of Augustus at a time when the celestial sphere had come to play an important cultural and political role. Some of those events involve the identification of the celestial object that appeared at the ludi in honor of Caesar in 44 B.C.; the Battle of Actium; the iconography of the Tellus Relief Panel on the Ara Pacis Augustae; the Ludi Saeculares; Augustus' major building projects in Rome; and Augustus' interactions with major figures of the period such as Cicero, Caesar, Agrippa, and Antonius. ER -