How and why did ancient Romans use myth to validate their power? Emperor Augustus legitimised his rule by entwining his own ancestry with the mythical stories of Rome's foundation, and created a divine aura around Rome as capital of the vast empire. This album visits key emblems associated with Rome…
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Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today.
Transcript -- An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today.
Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of Rome.
Transcript -- Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of Rome.
How this monument conveys messages of the abundance and power of the Roman Empire under Augustus.
Transcript -- How this monument conveys messages of the abundance and power of the Roman Empire under Augustus.
How this statue embodies the beginnings of the illustrious history of the Roman Empire.
Transcript -- How this statue embodies the beginnings of the illustrious history of the Roman Empire.
How the Lapis Niger, within the Roman Forum, becomes a significant memorial for the foundation myths of ancient Rome.
Transcript -- How the Lapis Niger, within the Roman Forum, becomes a significant memorial for the foundation myths of ancient Rome.
How the 17th century Pope Innocent X stressed his own continuity with ancient Rome's foundational myths by commissioning these stunning pictures.
Transcript -- How the 17th century Pope Innocent X stressed his own continuity with ancient Rome's foundational myths by commissioning these stunning pictures.
How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.
Transcript -- How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome.
Open University academic Valerie Hope talks about choices behind the material in this album.
Transcript -- Open University academic Valerie Hope talks about choices behind the material in this album.
Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.
Transcript -- Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth.
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