Imperial Image
Topic/source Revision
Key Themes
Augustus
Divi Filius
Imperator
Pater Patriae
Culture Hero
1
,Visual Sources:
Name (13 total) Site/Building/Material source? Date
Octavian and Julius Caesar Material - Aureus 43 BCE
Octavian and Pax Material - Denarius 32 BCE-29 BCE
Head of Livia Material 31 BCE
Relief on the Kalabsha Gate Material 30 BCE
Octavian on Bench Material - Aureus 28 BCE
Mausoleum of Augustus Site 23 BCE - 27 BCE
Forum of Augustus Site 20 BCE - 2 CE
Augustus of Prima Porta Site 20 BCE - 29 BCE
Augustus and Eight-Rayed Comet Material - Denarius 19 BCE
Augustus and Sacrificial Implements Material - Denarius 13 BCE
Ara Pacis Building 9 BCE
Augustus, Gaius and Lucius Material - Aureus 2 BCE - 4 CE
Sebasteion at Aphrodisias Building/Temple 20 CE - 60 CE
THEME DEFINITION
Augustus Augustus the religious leader
Divi Filius Augustus’ link to Julius Caesar and Divine Julius
Imperator Strong, capable military commander
Pater Patriae Augustus is the father figure, giving him the authority to direct their moral behaviour
Culture Hero Augustus was responsible for bringing about the golden age
2
,Literary Sources:
Name of Poet Style of poem Name of poem (14 total) Year written
Horace Epodes A Toast to Actium 30 BCE
Odes Cleopatra 23 BCE
Moral Decadance 23 BCE
Augustus Returns 23 BCE
Drusus and Claudians 13 BCE
To Augustus 13 BCE
Hymn Carmen Saeculare 17 BCE
Ovid Poem Metamorphoses 8 CE
Propertius Elegies War and Peace 20 BCE
Woman’s Power 23 BCE
Chaste and Faithful Galla 20 BCE
The Temple of Palatine Apollo 16 BCE
Augustus Autobiography Res Gestae 13/14 CE
Suetonius Biography The Lives of the Twelve 2nd Century CE
Caesars
In summation:
1. Octavian and Julius Caesar – Material (Denarius) – 43 BCE
2. Head of Livia – Material – 31 BCE
3. Octavian and Pax – Material (Denarius) – 32–29 BCE
4. A Toast to Actium – Horace, Epodes – 30 BCE
5. Relief on the Kalabsha Gate – Material – 30 BCE
6. Cleopatra – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
7. Woman’s Power - Propertius, Elegies - 23BCE
8. Moral Decadence – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
9. Augustus Returns – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
10. Mausoleum of Augustus – Site – 23–27 BCE
11. Chaste and Faithful Galla – Propertius, Elegies – 20 BCE
12. Forum of Augustus – Site – 20 BCE–2 CE
13. Augustus of Prima Porta – Site – 20–29 BCE
14. War and Peace – Propertius, Elegies – 20 BCE
15. Augustus and Eight-Rayed Comet – Material (Denarius) – 19 BCE
16. Drusus and Claudians – Horace, Odes – 13 BCE
17. To Augustus – Horace, Odes – 13 BCE
18. Augustus and Sacrificial Implements – Material (Denarius) – 13 BCE
19. The Temple of Palatine Apollo – Propertius, Elegies – 16 BCE
20. Carmen Saeculare – Horace, Hymn – 17 BCE
21. Ara Pacis – Building – 9 BCE
22. Augustus, Gaius and Lucius – Material (Aureus) – 2 BCE–4 CE
23. Sebasteion at Aphrodisias – Building/Temple – 20–60 CE
24. Metamorphoses – Ovid, Poem – 8 CE
25. Res Gestae – Augustus, Autobiography – 13/14 CE
26. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars – Suetonius, Biography – 2nd Century CE
3
, Name Lived? Background Sources written
Horace 65 BCE - 8 BCE ☆ Was the son of a freed slave A Toast to Actium –
Epodes – 30 BCE
☆ Educated in rome
Cleopatra –
☆ Maecenas (close friend of Odes – 23 BCE
Octavian) was his patron Moral Decadence –
☆ Served in Battle of Phillipi Odes – 23 BCE
Augustus Returns –
Odes – 23 BCE
Drusus and Claudians –
Odes – 13 BCE
To Augustus –
Odes – 13 BCE
Carmen Saeculare –
Hymn – 17 BCE
Ovid 43 BCE - 18/17 BCE ☆ Most famous work was his epic Metamorphoses – Ovid,
Poem – 8 CE
poem
☆ Pursued poetry rather than law
or politics
☆ Exiled by Augustus in 8BCE
Propertius 50 BCE - 15 BCE ☆ Likely from Umbria in Italy Woman’s Power - Elegies -
23BCE
☆ Reasonably wealthy family and
Chaste and Faithful Galla
was well-educated Elegies – 20 BCE
☆ Mainly wrote elegies War and Peace – Elegies –
☆ Maecenas was his patron 20 BCE
The Temple of Palatine
Apollo – Elegies – 16 BCE
Suetonius 69 AD - 122 AD ☆ Roman historian The Lives of the Twelve
Caesars – Biography – 2nd
☆ Secretary of Hadrian
Century CE
☆ Had access to documents,
letters and other biographies that
we don’t
Jenkyns The poets were useless as poems were published long after actual
events - public perception would have been firmly established
beforehand
4
Topic/source Revision
Key Themes
Augustus
Divi Filius
Imperator
Pater Patriae
Culture Hero
1
,Visual Sources:
Name (13 total) Site/Building/Material source? Date
Octavian and Julius Caesar Material - Aureus 43 BCE
Octavian and Pax Material - Denarius 32 BCE-29 BCE
Head of Livia Material 31 BCE
Relief on the Kalabsha Gate Material 30 BCE
Octavian on Bench Material - Aureus 28 BCE
Mausoleum of Augustus Site 23 BCE - 27 BCE
Forum of Augustus Site 20 BCE - 2 CE
Augustus of Prima Porta Site 20 BCE - 29 BCE
Augustus and Eight-Rayed Comet Material - Denarius 19 BCE
Augustus and Sacrificial Implements Material - Denarius 13 BCE
Ara Pacis Building 9 BCE
Augustus, Gaius and Lucius Material - Aureus 2 BCE - 4 CE
Sebasteion at Aphrodisias Building/Temple 20 CE - 60 CE
THEME DEFINITION
Augustus Augustus the religious leader
Divi Filius Augustus’ link to Julius Caesar and Divine Julius
Imperator Strong, capable military commander
Pater Patriae Augustus is the father figure, giving him the authority to direct their moral behaviour
Culture Hero Augustus was responsible for bringing about the golden age
2
,Literary Sources:
Name of Poet Style of poem Name of poem (14 total) Year written
Horace Epodes A Toast to Actium 30 BCE
Odes Cleopatra 23 BCE
Moral Decadance 23 BCE
Augustus Returns 23 BCE
Drusus and Claudians 13 BCE
To Augustus 13 BCE
Hymn Carmen Saeculare 17 BCE
Ovid Poem Metamorphoses 8 CE
Propertius Elegies War and Peace 20 BCE
Woman’s Power 23 BCE
Chaste and Faithful Galla 20 BCE
The Temple of Palatine Apollo 16 BCE
Augustus Autobiography Res Gestae 13/14 CE
Suetonius Biography The Lives of the Twelve 2nd Century CE
Caesars
In summation:
1. Octavian and Julius Caesar – Material (Denarius) – 43 BCE
2. Head of Livia – Material – 31 BCE
3. Octavian and Pax – Material (Denarius) – 32–29 BCE
4. A Toast to Actium – Horace, Epodes – 30 BCE
5. Relief on the Kalabsha Gate – Material – 30 BCE
6. Cleopatra – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
7. Woman’s Power - Propertius, Elegies - 23BCE
8. Moral Decadence – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
9. Augustus Returns – Horace, Odes – 23 BCE
10. Mausoleum of Augustus – Site – 23–27 BCE
11. Chaste and Faithful Galla – Propertius, Elegies – 20 BCE
12. Forum of Augustus – Site – 20 BCE–2 CE
13. Augustus of Prima Porta – Site – 20–29 BCE
14. War and Peace – Propertius, Elegies – 20 BCE
15. Augustus and Eight-Rayed Comet – Material (Denarius) – 19 BCE
16. Drusus and Claudians – Horace, Odes – 13 BCE
17. To Augustus – Horace, Odes – 13 BCE
18. Augustus and Sacrificial Implements – Material (Denarius) – 13 BCE
19. The Temple of Palatine Apollo – Propertius, Elegies – 16 BCE
20. Carmen Saeculare – Horace, Hymn – 17 BCE
21. Ara Pacis – Building – 9 BCE
22. Augustus, Gaius and Lucius – Material (Aureus) – 2 BCE–4 CE
23. Sebasteion at Aphrodisias – Building/Temple – 20–60 CE
24. Metamorphoses – Ovid, Poem – 8 CE
25. Res Gestae – Augustus, Autobiography – 13/14 CE
26. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars – Suetonius, Biography – 2nd Century CE
3
, Name Lived? Background Sources written
Horace 65 BCE - 8 BCE ☆ Was the son of a freed slave A Toast to Actium –
Epodes – 30 BCE
☆ Educated in rome
Cleopatra –
☆ Maecenas (close friend of Odes – 23 BCE
Octavian) was his patron Moral Decadence –
☆ Served in Battle of Phillipi Odes – 23 BCE
Augustus Returns –
Odes – 23 BCE
Drusus and Claudians –
Odes – 13 BCE
To Augustus –
Odes – 13 BCE
Carmen Saeculare –
Hymn – 17 BCE
Ovid 43 BCE - 18/17 BCE ☆ Most famous work was his epic Metamorphoses – Ovid,
Poem – 8 CE
poem
☆ Pursued poetry rather than law
or politics
☆ Exiled by Augustus in 8BCE
Propertius 50 BCE - 15 BCE ☆ Likely from Umbria in Italy Woman’s Power - Elegies -
23BCE
☆ Reasonably wealthy family and
Chaste and Faithful Galla
was well-educated Elegies – 20 BCE
☆ Mainly wrote elegies War and Peace – Elegies –
☆ Maecenas was his patron 20 BCE
The Temple of Palatine
Apollo – Elegies – 16 BCE
Suetonius 69 AD - 122 AD ☆ Roman historian The Lives of the Twelve
Caesars – Biography – 2nd
☆ Secretary of Hadrian
Century CE
☆ Had access to documents,
letters and other biographies that
we don’t
Jenkyns The poets were useless as poems were published long after actual
events - public perception would have been firmly established
beforehand
4
