The Early Empire - Classics & Ancient History

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Contents

Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)

Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) - Image-Making

Tiberius (14-37 AD)

Gaius (37-41 AD)

Claudius (41-54 AD)

Nero (54-68 AD)

Vespasian and the Flavian Dynasty (69-96 AD)

Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)

AUGUSTUS

The Sources

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Battle of Actium, 31 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The First Settlement, 27 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Second Settlement, 27-19 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Military Achievements

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Poetry

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Coinage

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Livia

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Marcus Agrippa

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Tiberius

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Germanicus

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Restoration of the Republic

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Religion

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Administrative Changes

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of the Senate

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of Equestrians

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of Provincial Elites

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Social Networks

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Challenges and Conspiracies

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Succession

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Res Gestae

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) - Image-Making

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

Introduction

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

The Mausoleum of Augustus

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

The Forum Romanum

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

The Forum Augustum

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

Conclusion

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

Entertainment Architecture

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: THE CITY OF ROME

The Ara Pacis

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

The Roman Monetary System

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

How Coins Were Made

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Coins as History

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Who Made the Decisions?

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

The Succession

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Augustus and the Republic

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Foreign Conquests

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

The Rise of Octavian

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Augustus' Honours

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

The Imperial Cult

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Augustus and Religion

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

Before and After Actium

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE: COINAGE

The Ludi Saeculares

Prof. Kevin Butcher, Warwick University

IMPERIAL IMAGE

What's in a Name?

Dr Hannah Cornwell, Birmingham University

IMPERIAL IMAGE

Imperator Caesar

Dr Hannah Cornwell, Birmingham University

IMPERIAL IMAGE

Religion

Dr Hannah Cornwell, Birmingham University

IMPERIAL IMAGE

The New Age of Augustus

Dr Hannah Cornwell, Birmingham University

IMPERIAL IMAGE

Morality and Models

Dr Hannah Cornwell, Birmingham University

Tiberius (14-37 AD)

TIBERIUS

Introduction

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

Family Background

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

Accession and Successes

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

The Treason Trials

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

The Sources

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

The Trial of Piso

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TIBERIUS

Sejanus

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Introduction: Tacitus and his Annals

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Preface

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Succession

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Mutinies in Pannonia and Germania

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Tiberius and Tacitus

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS (ANNALS 1)

Beyond Annals 1

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

Germanicus

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

Piso – Villain or Victim?

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

The Feminine Touch: Agrippina

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

The Feminine Touch: Plancina and Livia

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

Tacitus: History, Truth and Ambiguity

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: GERMANICUS AND PISO (ANNALS 2)

Further Reading

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

The Place of Book 4 in the Annals

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

The Structure of Book 4: The Centrality of Sejanus

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

The Structure of Book 4: Res Internae et Externae

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

The Structure of Book 4: The Annalistic Structure

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

The Character of Sejanus

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

Tacitus as Historian: Sine Ira et Studio?

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE RISE AND FALL OF SEJANUS (ANNALS 4)

Tacitus as Historian: The Purpose of History

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

Gaius (37-41 AD)

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

Introduction

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

Sources, Family and Reign

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

The Good

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

The Bad

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

And the Horse

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

Religious Self-Presentation

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

The Provinces

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

Gaius and the Senate

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

GAIUS (CALIGULA)

Assassination

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

Claudius (41-54 AD)

CLAUDIUS

Family Background and Accession

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

CLAUDIUS

The Army, Senate and the People

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

CLAUDIUS

Early Life and Upbringing

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

CLAUDIUS

His Reign: Army, Provinces, People

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

CLAUDIUS

His Reign: Senate

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

CLAUDIUS

Wives and Freedmen

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Tacitus and the Annals

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Agrippina

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Nero

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Claudius

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Tacitus: The Orator-Historian

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS (ANNALS 12)

Further Reading

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

Nero (54-68 AD)

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

The Annals and Agrippina

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

Agrippina Augusta

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

Agrippina and the Alternatives to Nero

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

Agrippina and Incest

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

Nero and the Senate

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: NERO AND AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 12-14)

Freedmen in Power: Claudius and Nero

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

The Neronian Annals

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Nero in Annals 13

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Nero and Poppaea in Annals 14

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Agrippina: Villain as Victim

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Theatricality

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Insincerity

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

The Shadow of Agrippina: Octavia and Boudica

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA (ANNALS 13-14)

Further Reading

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

Tacitus the Historian

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

The Life of Nero: 54 - 62 AD

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

The Life of Nero: 62 - 68 AD

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

The Eastern Settlement (Annals 15.1-32)

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

The Great Fire of Rome (Annals 15.33-47)

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

The Pisonian Conspiracy (Annals 15.48-74)

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

TACITUS: THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME AND THE PISONIAN CONSPIRACY (ANNALS 15)

Final Thoughts

Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford

OXFORD LATIN ANTHOLOGY – INSPIRATION FOR THE FIGHT

Roman Britain and Boudica

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

OXFORD LATIN ANTHOLOGY – INSPIRATION FOR THE FIGHT

Tacitus’ Annals and Boudica’s Revolt

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

OXFORD LATIN ANTHOLOGY – INSPIRATION FOR THE FIGHT

Dux Femina

Prof. Christopher Whitton, University of Cambridge

NERO

Historical Sources

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

The Early Years of Nero’s Reign

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero’s Mother: Agrippina

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero's Wives: Octavia, Poppaea and Statilia Messalina

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

The Pisonian Conspiracy, 65 AD

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

The Great Fire of Rome, 64 AD

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Foreign Policy

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

The End of Nero’s Reign

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero and Religion

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero's Administration of Empire

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero and the Senate

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero and the People

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

NERO

Nero’s Golden Palace

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

Vespasian and the Flavian Dynasty (69-96 AD)

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Introduction

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

The Year of the Four Emperors: Propaganda and Image-Making

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

The Nature of Flavian Rule

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Vespasian's Sons: Titus and Domitian

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Flavian Architecture: The Colosseum

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Flavian Architecture: The Temple of Peace

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

VESPASIAN AND THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Flavian Architecture: Titus and Domitian

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford