To mark the bimillennium of Augustus’ death, here’s a little filmfest to help you remember why he’s so darned important (as if you needed it):
We’ll start with Adrian Murdoch’s Emperors of Rome podcast on Augustus to get a quick overview:
The fine folks at AIRC have just put up a nice little video which showcases a lot of the buildings (still around) which are associated with Augustus in the city of Rome:
A couple of podcasty type things about the Ara Pacis … the first from the Khan Academy:
… and the Ancient Art Podcast:
The Open University has a nice thing on Augustus’ house and the mythology tied to it:
For some reason, I’ve always loved this little excerpt when Octavian takes on the purple (from the Rome series):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBrfWE9JtLg
… and Augustus’ death scene from I, Claudius (with commentary from the actors):
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Opinions may vary (and do!) but I find this rather more convincing than the I, Claudius version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxcKrhSs4WQ
Apart from one or two other things, Roland Culver is little, old and weedy — but the boss.