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In the wake of the many works dedicated to Augustus and his time in 2014 and the following years, the present volume aims to underline the enduring importance of the first emperor throughout Western cultural history. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach combining political, cultural, literary and art history, the papers collected in this book shed light on the multiple interpretations and appropriations of Augustus from his death to the present days. It is divided into five sections that broadly follow the chronological sequence: Antiquity – Middle Ages – Early Modern and Modern period – the era of Totalitarianism – Contemporary history.

Civilization, Modern --- Emperors in literature. --- Roman influences. --- Augustus, --- Influence. --- In literature --- Auguste, --- Critique et interprétation --- Appréciation

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How was the Roman emperor viewed by his subjects? How strongly did their perception of his role shape his behaviour? Adopting a fresh approach, Panayiotis Christoforou focuses on the emperor from the perspective of his subjects across the Roman Empire. Stress lies on the imagination: the emperor was who he seemed, or was imagined, to be. Through various vignettes employing a wide range of sources, he analyses the emperor through the concerns and expectations of his subjects, which range from intercessory justice to fears of the monstrosities associated with absolute power. The book posits that mythical and fictional stories about the Roman emperor form the substance of what people thought about him, which underlines their importance for the historical and political discourse that formed around him as a figure. The emperor emerges as an ambiguous figure. Loved and hated, feared and revered, he was an object of contradiction and curiosity.

Emperors --- Emperors in literature. --- Emperor worship --- Emperors Rome --- Historiography. --- Public opinion. --- Folklore. --- Rome --- Politics and government --- History

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Yourcenar, Marguerite --- Biographie (genre littéraire) --- Emperors in literature. --- Biography as a literary form. --- Yourcenar, Marguerite, --- Yourcenar, Marguerite. --- Hadrian, --- In literature. --- Rome --- Hadrian

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"This anthology provides valuable new insights into discussions about the virtues, qualities, and position of the emperor in the Roman world (especially with regard to the perception of imperial dominion in the eastern provinces) by systematically focusing on documentary sources, i.e. inscriptions in particular. In addition, the assembled texts contribute to the study of Roman political thought, shaped by earlier traditions primarily during the Principate and the beginning of the Later Roman Empire. Cet ouvrage collectif apporte de nouveaux éclairages précieux aux discussions sur les vertus, les qualités, la position de l'empereur dans le monde romain (notamment sur la perception de la domination impériale dans les provinces orientales), en se concentrant systématiquement sur les sources, c'est-à-dire les inscriptions en particulier. Les textes réunis contribuent également à l'étude de la pensée politique romaine, façonnée par des traditions antérieures, surtout pendant le Principat et le début de l'Antiquité Tardive. Contributors are: Miriam Bastian, Filippo Battistoni, Stéphane Benoist, Agnès Bérenger, Caroline Blonce, Domitilla Campanile, Anne Daguet-Gagey, Ségolène Demougin, Henri Fernoux, Gabrielle Frija, Anne Gangloff, Matthias Haake, Anna Heller, Christine Hoët-van Cauwenberghe, Frédéric Hurlet, Sabine Lefebvre, Giorgos Mitropoulos"

Emperors --- Inscriptions, Latin --- Inscriptions, Greek --- Emperors in literature. --- Sources. --- Historiography. --- Rome --- History --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Empereurs --- Historiographie. --- Dans la littérature. --- Dans la littérature.

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Death in literature. --- Emperors in literature. --- Emperors --- Historiography --- Latin prose literature --- Biography --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Death in literature --- Emperors in literature --- Rulers --- Sovereigns --- Heads of state --- Kings and rulers --- Monarchy --- Biography&delete& --- Rome --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- Historiography. --- Czars (Emperors) --- Tsars --- Tzars --- Biography&delete&&delete&