Res gestae of Augustus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23630557 |
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| Authors | Rex Stem (University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah08023 |
| OpenAlex | W1585052111 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Augustus' Res Gestae presents the emperor's own account of his achievements, written in the first person and designed to be inscribed after his death on two bronze pillars adjacent to his mausoleum in Rome (Suet. Aug . 101.4; Cass. Dio 56.33.1).
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Emperor · Geometry · Inscribed figure · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Mathematics
| Highly cited | No |
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