The reign of Augustus was a major turning point in Roman history. Despite claiming to return to Republican traditions, he transformed Rome, from its government to the very city itself, creating a system that would persist for centuries.

Theme: The age of Augustus

• Edward Watts, 'A history of the Second Triumvirate - The rise of Octavian'.
• Jason Whitmarsh, 'Good old-fashioned values - The Augustan moral reforms'.
• Lindsay Powell, 'Transforming the city of Rome - Augustus the builder'.
• Josiah Osgood, ' Livia ad the Augustan principate - Mother of the nation'.
• Arienne King, 'Queen, warrior, peacemaker - Amanirenas of Meroe'.

Features:

• Jona Lendering, 'A look at the future of papyrology - Dating ink'.
  
• Maria Anita Ronchini, 'Was there an ancient Roman Halloween? - Mundus Patet'.
• Murray Dahm, 'Discoveries from the royal cemetery at Ur - Beyond the standard'.
• Dominic Rathbone, 'The history of Indo-Roman maritime trade - Pepper and profits'.
• Trevor Culley, 'The role of Achaemenid kurtaš - Labor and captivity in ancient Persia'.
• Philip Matyszak, 'Faces in wax, wood, stone, and bronze - Ancient Roman portraiture'.