REVISTA DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES

THE ROLE OF THE MAIESTAS IN THE POLITICAL PROJECT OF OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS

Authors

  • Giuditta Cavalletti

Keywords:

Roman history, Antiquity, Maiestas, Octavian Augustus

Abstract

The article focuses on some significant aspects of the Lex Iulia maiestatis to show what role the concept of maiestas in the construction of the figure of the emperor by Octavian Augustus during the 1st century BC in Rome. The aim is to show that the auctoritas and potestas are the foundations that allow Octavian reach a place of prominence within the Roman community.

Published

30-03-2018

How to Cite

Cavalletti , Giuditta. 2018. “THE ROLE OF THE MAIESTAS IN THE POLITICAL PROJECT OF OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS”. Revista Inclusiones, March, 11-22. https://www.revistainclusiones.org/index.php/inclu/article/view/665.

Issue

Vol. 5 Num 2 Abril-Junio 2018 Homenaje Martino Contu y Manuela Garau

Section

Artículos

Copyright (c) 2018 Dra. Giuditta Cavalletti

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