The House of Augustus - Myth at the Heart of the Roman Empire (2/7)

Augustus was the emperor, Caesar Augustus, one of the emperors of Rome. He was the first emperor who was even seen as the baby who would have saved Rome. It's the house of Augustus proprio at the entrance of the Roman Forum. This is the house of Augusto, an incredibly scary place. Because you can see the choices the Emperor made to know where to live. All inside the gray, that you can see under the arch, It's actually the Palatine's exterior. You can see the incredibly rich panorama of the sacred, Which ultimately leads to the Tiberio and, of course, the Upercal. The upper is the place where Romulus and Remus are afraid After cleaning a small boat and leaving it to die. There if they're scared of a man, they've taken over a country and so on. It's a direct story of Romulus and Remus all'Upercal. At the same time, if we guard this line, We actually see a line of time And there's another one behind us, I'm not sure I'm the only one who's been thinking about this. From the medieval republic to the contemporary with Augustus. He was called Octavian, or Octavius, prima di venire in potenza officially. And he changed his name to Augustus, which means something like saint. Interestingly, the biographer of the Emperor Suetonius It says that Octavian came called Romulus. Because he was the second founder of Rome. This gives us a very clear idea of one of the reasons That's why the fundamental narratives were so important to Augustus, Because he represented himself as a nuovo fondatore della città. So we have this house where Augustus combines I'm your private office where you live with your public reception roles. and include it in the storia mitica di Roma, In which is directly connected a Romulus, But also in the religious printing of Victory and Success. The house we see today, I rule that we may enter today on the Palatine Hill, They were built when Augustus was still Octavian, So, before you come in, And this is really interesting because it shows us This notation of collegarsi a se stesso, all'ancestro divino e mitico della nazione romana, the ancient and mythical ancestor of the Roman nation, It's not something that was invented as soon as he became emperor, But it's something that's been with him since he was young. Here is one of the cases of the house of Augustus. We knew that Augustus had a top della casa A studio, a private post where I meditated. Maybe this is the place. This is a fantastic example. The type of painting that surrounds a Roman of the upper class When you retire at home. What do we see here? What is that around us? We can see images of individuals, Individuals idealized in space, Populated with statues of divinity. What happens here is that the Romans If you contact me in the world It's very close to the gods. This vicinity has deities It's connected to their proximity to history. Multi scrittori, during the time when Augustus was in power, They make comparisons explicitly Tra l'imperatore and Romulus or Aeneas. An example is the poet Ovid, I'm in your face. Augustus is the new Romulus. to be superato Romulus Why did he build the most magnificent piazze? It is the moral of Romulus. The house of Augustus is interesting. Why play an architectural game? Very intriguing and public. You know me. through all the sources Augustus called. a house of low estate, not terribly important. It was a small domestic building. Ma guardate dove è. No one can miss this house. It is in terms of luxury of its interior decoration And, most importantly, The position of the Commission It is of great importance. So this is the game Really interesting. Where Augustus says I'm not a tyrant. Not a dictator, It's a normal person, I am a normal person I live under the door. The Dioti It's the choice of Dioti. In this way, This house is an example. Come on, Augustus, you're going to be fine. Control of the scale The un'impegno Di una missione in Rome Divinely inspired I mean, basically, Relevant to the future The people of Rome. Sottotitoli created by the Amara community.org