How to Become Emperor Without Calling Yourself King
from Rome Beneath the Marble Hosted by Rome Beneath the Marble
Augustus said he gave Rome back. Clara and Felix ask who kept the armies, why the old job titles survived, and how a powerful man became a lasting system. A friendly conversation about the first emperor, the people who supported him, and the costs of stability. With Clara and Felix. Two-host edition. Content note: Discussion of civil war, proscriptions, conquest and enslavement; no graphic description. Chapters 0:00 The man who gave power back 0:45 Meet Clara and Felix 1:07 One man, three names 2:52 A teenager enters a dangerous game 7:14 Keeping the passwords 12:12 Stability you could actually feel 18:32 The family question 20:57 Three questions to keep 22:17 Beyond the title Sources and further reading: Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 32–35 and appendix; Cassius Dio, Roman History 53; Suetonius, Life of Augustus; Nandini B. Pandey, The Poetics of Power in Augustan Rome (2018), chapter 1; Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 1–7; Tacitus, Annals 1.1-15; Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 25–31; Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 14–18; Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 8–13; Augustus, Res Gestae, sections 19–24; Metropolitan Museum, Augustan Rule (27 BCE-14 CE); Modern comparison: HBO, Succession Corrections: [email protected]; please include episode and timestamp.
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