The memory of the Roman Republic exercised a powerful influence on
several generations of Romans who lived under its political and
cultural successor, the Principate or Empire. This work explores
how that memory manifested itself over the course of the early
Principate. Making use of the close relationship between memoria
and historia in Roman thought, and drawing on modern studies of
historical memory, the author offers case studies of several major
imperial authors from the reign of Tiberius down through that of
Trajan (AD 14-117). The memory evident in literature is linked to
that imprinted on Rome's urban landscape and special attention is
paid to the Forum of Augustus (dedicated in 2 BC) and the Forum of
Trajan (AD 113) as particularly suggestive physical reminders of
the transition from a time when the memory of the Republic was
highly valued to one when its grip had begun to loosen.
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