Conflict and contradiction in the imagery of the dying republic -- Rival images: Octavian, Antony, and the struggle for sole power -- The great turning point: intimations of a new imperial style -- The Augustan program of cultural renewal -- The mythical foundations of the the new Rome -- Form and meaning of the new mythology -- The new imagery in the private sphere -- The Roman empire of Augustus: imperial myth and cult in east and west
Notes
First paperback edition
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-370) and index