The Rome of Augustus (CLS-0034)

Fall 2026 · CLS 0034 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

How Augustus repaired a society fragmented by years of civil wars; the nature of Augustus’ new political construct, the so-called ‘Augustan Principate.’ History, literature, coinage, art, architecture, religion, economy of this key moment in Roman civilization. The reception of the period; how the ‘Augustan Age’ becomes an ideological construct in later Western history. Primary readings include Augustus’ own account of his rule, Roman historians, Vergil, Ovid, Horace, inscriptions illustrating Roman life in Rome and the provinces.

Course codes: CLS-0034, CLS 0034, CLS0034, CLS-34, CLS 34, CLS34, HIST-0049, HIST 0049, HIST0049, HIST-49, HIST 49, HIST49

• 01-LEC (Lecture) — Andreola Rossi