Skip to content
Curated category

Cultural depictions of Augustus

  • Antony and CleopatraThe story of Antony and Cleopatra begins in 1579 with a translation by Sir Thomas North. This English version of Plutarch's Lives provided the raw material…
  • Julius Caesar (play)Thomas Platter the Younger wrote in his diary on the 21st of September 1599 that he saw a tragedy about Julius Caesar at a Bankside theatre.
  • Augustan literature (ancient Rome)In 27 BC, Octavian accepted the title Augustus and began a reign lasting more than forty years. Before this moment, Julius Caesar held the office of dictator…