Augustan Culture: Rebuilding Rome
Augustus continued the late Republican trend of utilising public building as a propagandist tool, to promote himself and his regime.
The Roman World · Dr Gillian Shepherd
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Augustus continued the late Republican trend of utilising public building as a propagandist tool, to promote himself and his regime. However, Augustan monuments are also notable for their elevation of the emperor's dynasty and their portrayal of women and children – a first in Roman public art. These buildings are therefore useful tools for popularising Augustus' regime and preparing the way for his succession, as well as further cementing his family values in ahighly public way.
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