Routledge Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire

In this lively and detailed study, Beth Severy examines the relationship between the emergence of the Roman Empire and the status and role of this family in Roman society. The family is placed within the social and historical context of the transition from republic to empire, from Augustus' rise to sole power into the early reign of his successor Tiberius.Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire is an outstanding example of how, if we examine "private" issues such as those of family and gender, we gain a greater understanding of "public" concerns such as politics, religion and history. Discussing evidence from sculpture to cults and from monuments to military history, the book pursues the changing lines between public and private, family and state that gave shape to the Roman imperial system. Review 'Full of pertinent and convincing insight.' - JACT 'This book marks out its own terrain with a claim for uniqueness ... the book will be useful to many students.' - BMCR 'A welcome addition to scholarship on the Augustan Age ... nonspecialists as well as scholars can benefit from reading it.' - Classical World 'Ingeniuos and useful.' - JACT 'Full of pertinent and convincing insight.' - JACT 'This book marks out its own terrain with a claim for uniqueness ... the book will be useful to many students.' - BMCR 'A welcome addition to scholarship on the Augustan Age ... nonspecialists as well as scholars can benefit from reading it.' - Classical World