We know a lot about Octavian/Augustus’ activities and inclinations in his life beyond military commands, magistracies and governments. In this paper, private life and private “spaces” of the princeps are discussed in the light of the literary tradition and of the more recent assessments in the archaeological research and debate about the monuments identified as Octavian Augustus’ residences in Rome – with a focus on his last residence on the Palatine before and after 36 B.C.E. – and in Italy. It is also examined how the princeps’ otium has been described by the Ancients and in which architectural and topographical contexts we can set his private life.
Ampla et operosa praetoria gravabatur. Gli spazi privati del princeps / Carafa, P.. - In: SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ. - ISSN 1123-5713. - 30.2(2024), pp. 47-66. (Intervento presentato al convegno «L’otium è rivelatore». Imperatori e otium tra archeologia e letteratura tenutosi a Rome, Italy).
Ampla et operosa praetoria gravabatur. Gli spazi privati del princeps
P. Carafa
2024
Abstract
We know a lot about Octavian/Augustus’ activities and inclinations in his life beyond military commands, magistracies and governments. In this paper, private life and private “spaces” of the princeps are discussed in the light of the literary tradition and of the more recent assessments in the archaeological research and debate about the monuments identified as Octavian Augustus’ residences in Rome – with a focus on his last residence on the Palatine before and after 36 B.C.E. – and in Italy. It is also examined how the princeps’ otium has been described by the Ancients and in which architectural and topographical contexts we can set his private life.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
