6th Annual Judith Ramaley Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship
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Poster #65 The Creation of an Empire: The Life and Use of Propaganda in the time of Augustus Sandro Krkljes Faculty Mentor: Matthew Lindaman “I found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble.” Born on September 23rd, 63 B.C., Gaius Octavius, more commonly known as Augustus, was arguably one of the most important figures in Roman history. By putting an end to the advancing decay of the Roman Republic, Augustus was able to establish a new basis for the Roman government and to see Rome to what he wanted it to be. This new basis was able to withstand three centuries of Roman rule and provided the Roman Empire with a series of stable rulers who held the empire intact for centuries to come. Augustus was arguable one of the most important men in Roman history if not one of the most important in world history but nevertheless he was not perfect. Many would argue that his rise to power brought with it much controversy and his time in power was plagued with propaganda to achieve his political and military objectives. |
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