111 research outputs found
Formation of a Roman Public Opinion by Octavian (from Ilyrian Campaign to Actium)
No full textThe article discusses the means and methods that Octavian used to form the public opinion of the Romans in the period 34–32 BC. The author notes their diversity and intensive use in political propaganda, but their effectiveness should not be exaggerated. Only patriotic slogans made Octavian the true leader of the Roman Republic. Octavian`s political talent was that he managed to capture and use Romans moods in his interests
Maillages administratifs officiels et identités territoriales officieuses : les échelons spatiaux de la différenciation identitaire en Roumanie
No full textOctavian Groza starts from the idea that simply by virtue of being at work, structures of territorial control can reduce territorial identity to mere identity discourses, which gain in importance what they lose in meaning. Arguing that such processes are at work today in Romania on the regional and departmental levels, the author underlines some mechanisms tending to dissolve territorial identities into identity discourses, which are then reduced to transient and preconceived territorial forms. According to the author, the idea of European identity is also caught in this meaning-destroying process
ONCE AGAIN TO THE QUESTION OF OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS’ PRINCIPATE
No full textIn the article on the basis of scientific publications of Russian and foreign scientists, as well as information of ancient authors, there is the analysis of little-studied problems of the formation of Roman caesarism not only from formal legal, but also socio-economic and political points of view which objectively influenced the transformation of the Republican system in Rome. The author tries to resolve the question whether Octavian desired power for his personal elevation, and the formation for this the monarchical form of government, as many researchers believe, or his purpose was the development of the Republican system which was adequate to the challenges of time? Were the powers of August different from powers of other Roman magistrates? The article proposes a new vision of the purposes and tasks of the propaganda war between Antony and Octavian, as well as the peculiarities of Augustus acquisition of prestige, authority and powers of the tribune and consul, which became the basis of his Imperial power
Cosma, Octavian Lazár: The Romanian Music Chronicle vol. I (1973) - vol. IX (1991) [Rezension]
No full textThe nine volumes of the "Romanian Music Chronicle", printed by the Music Publishing Hause, Bucharest, in 20 years (1973-1991) are the fruit of an extremely elaborated investigation, that broke all the walls that tried to hide this real patrimony of spirituality. The author, Octavian Lazar Cosma, shouldered the responsibility of a difficult cultural mission to establish the main points of the Romanian music evolution during these two millennia
To be a ‘Fleschhewere’: Beheading, Butcher-Knights, and Blood-Taboos in Octavian Imperator
No full textThis article argues that the author of the fourteenth-century Middle English romance Octavian Imperator rewrites the beheading motif frequently found in literature, especially in medieval romance. More specifically, it demonstrates how the poet resignifies the giant’s severed head as an emblem not of the untested knight but, instead, of a lowly butcher, and reveals how, through semantic links and parallel descriptions of physical traits and behavioral characteristics, the narrative ties the butcher to non-Christian “Others” such as Saracens and Jews, and aligns all three groups with the figure of the knight, revealing the narrative’s engagement with larger thematic concerns of racial, ethnic, and class differences.</p
To be a ‘Fleschhewere’: Beheading, Butcher-Knights, and Blood-Taboos in Octavian Imperator
No full textThis article argues that the author of the fourteenth-century Middle English romance Octavian Imperator rewrites the beheading motif frequently found in literature, especially in medieval romance. More specifically, it demonstrates how the poet resignifies the giant’s severed head as an emblem not of the untested knight but, instead, of a lowly butcher, and reveals how, through semantic links and parallel descriptions of physical traits and behavioral characteristics, the narrative ties the butcher to non-Christian “Others” such as Saracens and Jews, and aligns all three groups with the figure of the knight, revealing the narrative’s engagement with larger thematic concerns of racial, ethnic, and class differences.</p
Ottaviano/Augusto e la Venetia nelle fonti letterarie: quale rapporto?
No full textThis article analyses Octavian/Augustus’ relationship with the Venetia region, as described by
literary sources. The author first examines the problem of Caesar’s legacy in the Transpadana, shedding
light on Octavian’s and Antony’s different attitudes towards the so-called causa Transpadanorum and
different components of the local society. Further insight is offered on the switching role of the Venetia
from strategic region for controlling Italy to staging area for military campaigns across the Alps (Germany,
Illyricum and Pannonia). Finally, the author makes an attempt to discern the exact periods when Augustus
resided in the Venetia region.
Keywords: Octavian/Augustus
P.Herc. 817 and the Augustan Ideology
No full textP.Herc. 817 provides us with the remnants of an anonymous and anepigraphic poem about the capture of Egypt by Octavian in 30 B.C. In the last years, the surviving fragments have been interpreted as containing a critical text against Augustus. However, a correct reading of the text and, especially, a contextualization of the poem in relation to the motives related with the Augustan ideology, allows to truly understand the author's point of view and his positioning towards the princeps. The author depicts the virtues of Octavian and of his soldiers, characterized positively in terms of fides, potentia, etc. Octavian restrains his soldiers from plundering the city of Pelousios, so that his clementia connects him to Julius Caesar directly
An Outstanding Career: Professor Emeritus Iacob Cătoiu
No full textThrough the duration of his commissions of Deputy Dean (1981-1989) and, respectively, Dean (1992-2003), and also by the manner of approaching the managerial problems and his scientific extension, Professor Iacob Cătoiu left and indelible trace on the evolution of the former Department of Commerce in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) – now the Department of Business and Tourism. He is author or co-author of an important number of books (57) and articles (105) and book presentations. Thus, after he made the personal acquaintance with Philip Kotler, the guru of international marketing, in 1997, Professor Iacob Cătoiu wrote the Forward to the Romanian version of Philip Kotler's volume Managementul marketingului (Marketing Management) a fundamental book in its field. (Nicolae Lupu
Why No Mercy? : A Study of Aeneas' Missing Virtue [Elektronisk resurs]
No full textWhen Octavian in 27 BC was given the title of Augustus, a shield was set up in the senate inscribed with four virtues; virtus, clementia, iustitia, and pietas. Aeneas, the great ancestor of Octavian, is frequently praised for pietas, virtus, and iustitia in the Aeneid. Regarding clementia, however, Vergil is conspicuously silent. Indeed, in the battle scenes of books 10 and 12, Aeneas refuses to spare enemies who ask for mercy. The author examines the arguments presented in order to vindicate Aeneas' acts, and argues that the sources cited in defence of Aeneas cannot be called upon to give a clear verdict. Instead of employing contemporary sources in a bid to exculpate Aeneas, the author uses them to explain why Vergil decided to make his hero merciless. He submits that Vergil has deliberately, and in accordance with his view of contemporary political events, created a merciless hero for his epic
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