O Princeps Otávio Augusto na Biografia Antiga: um estudo de caso sobre Nicolau de Damasco e Suetônio

Abstract

A proposta do artigo é problematizar as representações sobre Otávio Augusto em Nicolau de Damasco e Suetônio com o intuito de compreender os traços biográficos augustano nas duas obras. A documentação é relevante para a reflexão, pois consiste em temporalidades de períodos distintos. Desse modo, o artigo estabelece processos de análise comparativos entre as duas escritas biográficas e leva em consideração o contexto histórico de cada um dos autores. Nosso argumento é o de que o saber biográfico de ambos tendeu a uma valoração de Augusto como bom governante e um articulador das instituições que estavam sujeitos aos controles sociais dele e de seu grupo naquele período.

Alternate abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to problematize the representations about Octavian Augustus in Nicolaus of Damascus and Suetonius to understand the Augustan biographical features in the two works. The documentation is relevant to the reflection, since it consists of temporalities of different periods. Thus the paper establishes a comparative analysis between the two biographical writings and takes into account the historical context of each of the authors. Our argument is that the biographical knowledge of both tended to a valuation of Augustus as a good ruler and an articulator of the institutions that were subject to his and her group’s social controls in that period.

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