The Divinization of Caesar and Augustus

Precedents, Consequences, Implications

Michael Koortbojian (Princeton University, New Jersey)

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English

Cambridge University Press
31 October 2013

History of art: ancient & classical art; Portraits in art; European history; Classical history & classical civilisation

This book examines the new institution of divinization that emerged as a political phenomenon at the end of the Roman Republic with the deification of Julius Caesar. Michael Koortbojian addresses the myriad problems related to Caesar's, and subsequently Augustus', divinization, in a sequence of studies devoted to the complex character of the new imperial system. These investigations focus on the broad spectrum of forms - monumental, epigraphic, numismatic, and those of social ritual - used to represent the most novel imperial institutions: divinization, a monarchial princeps, and a hereditary dynasty. Throughout, political and religious iconography is enlisted to serve in the study of these new Roman institutions, from their slow emergence to their gradual evolution and finally their eventual conventionalization.

By: Michael Koortbojian (Princeton University New Jersey)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 940g
ISBN: 9780521192156
ISBN 10: 0521192153
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 31 October 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Koortbojian is Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. He is the author of numerous articles on Roman Art and Renaissance antiquarianism, and his book Myth, Meaning, and Memory on Roman Sarcophagi was published in 1995. He has been a Fellow of the Warburg Institute, King's College, Cambridge, and the American Academy in Rome.

Reviews for The Divinization of Caesar and Augustus: Precedents, Consequences, Implications

'... informative, often insightful and always stimulating ...' W. Jeffrey Tatum, Bryn Mawr Classical Review ... informative, often insightful and always stimulating ... W. Jeffrey Tatum, Bryn Mawr Classical Review