Gavin Townend
Biographic Data
| ID | 1064331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gavin Townend |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gavin |
| FAMILY NAME | Townend |
| SIGNATURE | TOWNEND G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Literature and society
The 'Roman revolution' of Augustus owed much of its success to the extent to which change was concealed under the cover of 'restoration of the Republic', and insistence on precedent was emphasized at almost every stage under the early Principate. The social position of literature at Rome, never as fully integrated into the life of the city as it had been at Athens during the fifth and fourth centuries, changed markedly after Actium, when oratory …
Caesar's War in Alexandria
The Augustan Poets and the Permissive Society. The Fifth Jackson Knight Memorial Lecture, Delivered at the University of Exeter 18th February 1972
Ernst Köberlein, Caligula Und Die Ägyptischen Kulte. Meisenheim
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C. Questa, Studi Sulle Fonti Degli Annales Di Tacito. Rome
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Some Flavian Connections
Before the accession of Vespasian it is rare to find anyone outside the imperial family holding the consulate more than once. From A.D. 70 onwards the pattern is established whereby prominent lieutenants of the emperor are distinguished in this way. Mucianus, of course, is outstanding: consul first c. 64, he appears in the Fasti again in 70 and 72, as a fitting honour for the architect of Flavian supremacy. The great general Plautius Silvanus, co…
The Date of Composition of Suetonius' Caesares
The only external evidence we have of the date of publication of Suetonius' Caesares is the statement of Iohannes Lydus that it contained a dedication to Septicius Clarus as praetorian prefect—a statement, incidentally, which is related to the correct nomenclature of the office, and not in any way to the persons concerned. This dedication, lost along with the opening chapters of Iulius , must accordingly have been made some time during the years …
The Circus of Nero and the Vatican Excavations
Vincenzo UssaniJr., Studio su Valerio Flacco. Rome
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Some Flavian Connections
Before the accession of Vespasian it is rare to find anyone outside the imperial family holding the consulate more than once. From A.D. 70 onwards the pattern is established whereby prominent lieutenants of the emperor are distinguished in this way. Mucianus, of course, is outstanding: consul first c. 64, he appears in the Fasti again in 70 and 72, as a fitting honour for the architect of Flavian supremacy. The great general Plautius Silvanus, co…
The Date of Composition of Suetonius' Caesares
The only external evidence we have of the date of publication of Suetonius' Caesares is the statement of Iohannes Lydus that it contained a dedication to Septicius Clarus as praetorian prefect—a statement, incidentally, which is related to the correct nomenclature of the office, and not in any way to the persons concerned. This dedication, lost along with the opening chapters of Iulius , must accordingly have been made some time during the years …
Vincenzo UssaniJr., Studio su Valerio Flacco. Rome
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The Circus of Nero and the Vatican Excavations
The Date of Composition of Suetonius' Caesares
The only external evidence we have of the date of publication of Suetonius' Caesares is the statement of Iohannes Lydus that it contained a dedication to Septicius Clarus as praetorian prefect—a statement, incidentally, which is related to the correct nomenclature of the office, and not in any way to the persons concerned. This dedication, lost along with the opening chapters of Iulius , must accordingly have been made some time during the years …
Some Flavian Connections
Before the accession of Vespasian it is rare to find anyone outside the imperial family holding the consulate more than once. From A.D. 70 onwards the pattern is established whereby prominent lieutenants of the emperor are distinguished in this way. Mucianus, of course, is outstanding: consul first c. 64, he appears in the Fasti again in 70 and 72, as a fitting honour for the architect of Flavian supremacy. The great general Plautius Silvanus, co…
C. Questa, Studi Sulle Fonti Degli Annales Di Tacito. Rome
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Ernst Köberlein, Caligula Und Die Ägyptischen Kulte. Meisenheim
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The Augustan Poets and the Permissive Society. The Fifth Jackson Knight Memorial Lecture, Delivered at the University of Exeter 18th February 1972
Caesar's War in Alexandria
Literature and society
The 'Roman revolution' of Augustus owed much of its success to the extent to which change was concealed under the cover of 'restoration of the Republic', and insistence on precedent was emphasized at almost every stage under the early Principate. The social position of literature at Rome, never as fully integrated into the life of the city as it had been at Athens during the fifth and fourth centuries, changed markedly after Actium, when oratory …
Art (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (7 works) · History (6 works) · Classics (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Classical Studies and Legal History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)