Thesis (MPhil (Ancient Studies)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / Chapter 1 begins by giving the 21st century reader of the Aeneid insights into the innovative socio-cultural environment of the Augustan Age. Following this is an investigation into the societal and cultural importance placed on the Four Cardinal Values in Augustan Age society. Virgil’s attitude to war has been a perennial topic of debate amongst Virgilian scholars. The focus of chapter 1 becomes more specific as it examines Virgil’s personal history, the socio-cultural environment of his childhood and the influence this may have had on his adult opinion of war and the way it is expressed in the Aeneid. An aspect of Virgil’s personal history that is fundamental to understanding his social context, is his relationship with Emperor Augustus. To conclude chapter 1, this is investigated with specific reference to two episodes in the Aeneid. In chapter 2, attention is given to particular aspects of Virgil’s portrayal of Aeneas’ heroic nature. The chapter opens with an examination of Virgil’s representation of Aeneas’ imperfect heroism, then suggests possible reasons behind the inclusion of ambiguity in this characterization. In addition to this, the question of Homeric characteristics in Virgil’s Roman hero is investigated. Chapter 2 then examines the more positive aspects of Virgil’s depiction of Aeneas’ heroism, concluding with a discussion on the favourable interpretation by Augustan Age Romans of Virgil’s demonstration of Aeneas’ heroic nature. Chapter 3 is devoted to a discussion of the manner in which Virgil’s environment influenced his presentation of Aeneas’ personal interactions. Prior to addressing the actual relationships, the chapter explores the question of Virgil’s characterization of Aeneas as somewhat uncommunicative in the epic. This chapter then concentrates on two main facets of Virgil’s portrayal of Aeneas’ personal relationships, i.e. those with family members and those with relevant non-family members that illustrate the extent to which Virgil’s social context influenced his composition of this poem. In conclusion, this study summarises the importance of viewing the Aeneid in its correct context. A bibliography is appended.

The emergence of Augustus and his restoration of the Roman Republic prompted innovations in public portraiture. Though statue portraits were common in the Roman Republic, those depicting females were incredibly rare. Under Augustus, women's portraiture found a more welcome place in public statuary. In the context of the plans for restoring the Republic, this dramatic break from tradition suggests propagandistic motivation. Propagandistic imagery flooded the empire in an attempt to assist the emperor in his ambitious reform goals. Many scholars believe, however, it was challenging to find fitting visual accompaniment for the social and cultural portion of those reforms. The core of this study focuses on the sculptural portraits of women that arose during this period of reformation, and sheds light on how they were used by Augustus and the Senate as visual expressions of their cultural renewal program. This thesis examines the messages hidden within the formal style, iconography and details of portraiture of mortal Roman women. By exploring the various ways these new art works were used, such as demonstration, of normative behavior, display of proper virtue and ideals, and promotion of the marital and procreation legislation, a more comprehensive analysis of the image of the Roman woman in the age of Augustan restoration is possible.

Cette thèse s'inscrit dans une démarche de comparaison – encore peu entreprise malgré l'intérêt que suscitent les débuts d’œuvre – entre des œuvres des genres épique, didactique et élégiaque de la période augustéenne. Nous cherchons à saisir les principes guidant la composition des débuts d’œuvre en poésie et à expliquer les variations apparaissant dans la pratique. En resituant les œuvres augustéennes dans une tradition, nous établissons qu’il existe à cette époque des rituels de début différenciés entre les proèmes épiques et didactiques, à tel point qu’ils contribuent à l’inscription des œuvres dans deux genres distincts. Puis en mobilisant les éléments que les comparaisons font apparaître comme marqueurs de début en raison de leur récurrence, mais aussi les outils de la pragmatique et le concept de paratexte, nous mettons en évidence les caractères qui, au-delà d’une représentativité programmatique, qualifient les pièces liminaires des recueils élégiaques pour ouvrir l’œuvre. Il apparaît alors que seul Ovide se positionne par rapport à l’épopée en jouant avec les codes de début de celle-ci, parce qu’il écrit à un moment où le genre élégiaque a gagné en maturité et où le proème de l’Énéide a établi un modèle de début épique de référence en latin. Mais au stade du premier livre de Properce et de Tibulle, aucun rituel de début d’œuvre spécifiquement élégiaque n’est institué, le positionnement de l’élégie par rapport à l’épopée ne se traduit pas dans la forme du début d’œuvre, et il ne sera formulé plus explicitement en termes méta-littéraires que dans les livres suivants. D’une manière générale, le premier début est moins réflexif que les débuts de livres intermédiaires. / This thesis aims at comparing different epic, didactic and elegiac writings from the Augustan period. Although the beginnings of literary works have been extensively studied, comparisons are still needed. We try to understand the principles at work in the beginning of poetry writings. We also explain the variations observed between them.By placing Augustan texts in a tradition, we notice that there are characteristic differences between the rites of epic and didactic proems. These differences are so important that they contribute to the identification of a work's genre.Then mobilizing elements that comparisons reveal as markers for their recurrence, but also the tools of pragmatics and the concept of paratext, we highlight the characters which, beyond programmatic representativity, qualify the poems opening elegiac collections as beginnings.It appears that only Ovid describes his position in relation to epic, by playing with beginning codes of that genre, because he wrote at a time when the elegiac genre had matured and when the proem of the Aeneid had established a Latin model for epic proems. But at the time of the first book of Propertius and Tibullus, no specific ritual of beginning is established for elegiacs. Elegy's relationships to epic do not appear in the form of the beginning and they will be described more explicitly in metaliterary terms in the following books. Generally speaking, the first beginning is less metapoetic than the beginnings of intermediate books.

The music of the late baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679- 1745) was not widely circulated during his lifetime. In the late twentieth century, Zelenka's music experienced a revival due to the rediscovery of his sonatas for double reed ensemble. The thesis examines the stylistic, generic, and historical context for Zelenka's Sonata V (ZWV 181, no. 5), tracing the development of the ensemble sonata for double reeds at the Augustan court. Chapter One focuses on Zelenka's life, as well as the purpose and dating of the six ensemble sonatas for obbligato double reeds (ZWV 181). The subsequent chapter surveys the national styles that were assimilated into the compositional traditions of the Dresden hofkapelle in the early 18th century. The role of the oboist within the court musical establishment and the social status of the hofmusicus are discussed. Chapter Three considers the precedents for and influences on Zelenka's Sonata V, particularly with respect to its inclusion in the little known genre of the sonata auf concertenart. These sonatas in the manner of a concerto adopt the formal outlines of Vivaldi's concertos and concerted sonatas while obscuring the distinctions of genre between the sonata and concerto through the treatment of scoring and texture. Zelenka's Sonata V follows the style of an early sonate auf concertenart of Vivaldi. Zelenka's concerted sonata departs from its model by confounding the identity of the initially distinct ritornello and solo material. The specific use of the oboe in Zelenka's sonatas, including playing techniques, and the degree of specialization are discussed. The conclusion speculates as to why Zelenka's music quickly fell out of favor and why even the composer himself was treated in a critical manner only a few generations after his time at Dresden. An understanding of the Dresden court not only provides a window on Zelenka's music, but also explains its almost immediate eclipse following his death. / text

Cette étude développe l’analyse de stratégies d’appropriation et d’administration religieuse du territoire dans le sixième livre de l’Énéide selon une perspective géoreligieuse. Avec le nom de géoreligion, nous définissons un paradigme interprétatif qui étudie l’impact des éléments religieux de façon simultanée sur le paysage interne au récit (a), sur le contexte extratextuel (b) ainsi que sur le terrain de la compétition poétique (c). D’abord nous examinons comment les éléments religieux influencent l’organisation du territoire italique et celui de l’au-delà (a). Dans ce cadre, nous avons réalisé que les éléments religieux ont la fonction d’actualiser l’espace épique : il est alors légitime de se demander dans quelle mesure ils influencent la perception que le lecteur a du contexte extratextuel (b). Enfin, cette double re-territorialisation religieuse, qui investit le paysage épique de même que l’horizon d’attente du lecteur/auditeur, implique systématiquement une réélaboration du bagage de la tradition littéraire antérieure (c). En conclusion, notre travail propose de lire une série d’éléments religieux choisis du sixième livre de l’Énéide (les rites funéraires, le complexe sanctorial de Cumes, les discours d’Anchise et de la Sibylle) comme des points nodaux qui structurent le territoire épique (a), qui influencent la perception du lecteur/auditeur (b) et qui constituent l’occasion concrète pour la réélaboration virgilienne de traditions littéraires hétérogènes (c). / This dissertation looks at the strategies of religious appropriation and organisation of the fictional territory in Book Six of the Aeneid from a geo-religious perspective. I use the term ‘georeligion’ to refer to an interpretive paradigm that studies the impact of religious elements on the fictional territory of epic (a), on the extratextual context (b) and on the field of poetic competition (c). First, I examine how religious elements inform the Book’s Italic and catabatic landscapes. In this context I conclude that the religious elements serve to contemporize the fictional landscape and, as a consequence, influence the reader/listener’s horizon of expectation. I then attempt to identify the poetic and meta-poetic strategies that underlie such acts of religious ‘re-territorialisation’. In conclusion, I suggest reading certain religious elements from Book Six (the funerary rites, the sacral site of Cumae and the speeches of Anchises and the Sibyl) as nodal points that (a) give structure to the epic territory, (b) influence the perception ofthe reader/listener, and (c) act as a platform for the reworking of the earlier literary tradition.

Les dieux augustes, connus essentiellement par l’épigraphie, dotés du titre impérial d’Augustus/a comme épithète, constituent un aspect du « culte impérial » et témoignent d’une triple acculturation politique, religieuse et sociale. L’ « augustalisation » se rapporte à l’empereur mais ne fait pas de lui un dieu incarné ou un protégé des dieux. Elle exprime une synergie entre les dieux et l’empereur leur médiateur auprès des hommes. Le terme exclusif d’Augustus/a, renvoie à Romulus, aux auspices de l’imperator, à l’auctoritas, qui légitiment le Prince. Rares en Orient les dieux augustes sont surtout répandus en Occident, d’Auguste au début du IVè s. Les dieux romains choisis pour l’augustalisation sont moins les divinités politiques attendues que des dieux protecteurs et bienfaiteurs des cités et des particuliers. Sous les dieux à noms romains apparaissent nombre de divinités indigènes réinterprétées (interpretatio romana) qui avec les dieux purement indigènes conservent des racines locales. Par sa souplesse l’augustalisation intégre à l’Empire toutes ces identités provinciales. Propre aux milieux romanisés, l’augustalisation est avant tout pratiquée par les élites municipales qui, à travers leur évergétisme, la diffusent dans les campagnes et surtout dans la population urbaine, renforçant ainsi leur légitimité. Les augustales et les riches affranchis, prompts à les imiter, la répandent dans le reste de la population. Hauts fonctionnaires et militaires restent en retrait. Présents dans tout l’espace urbain les dieux augustes se concentrent dans les centres civiques et autres loci celeberrimi, où s’affiche le pouvoir. Scénographie urbaine et cérémonies expriment le consensus d’une société hiérarchisée autour des empereurs agents des dieux. L’augustalisation sacralise et légitime le pouvoir et groupe autour de lui une société acculturée aux identités multiples. / Augustan Gods, mainly known through epigraphy, commonly bestowed with the Imperial title Augustus/a as an epithet, are part of the « imperial cult » and represented a threefold political, religious and social acculturation. « Augustalization » does refer to the emperor but in that case he couldn’t be considered as an incarnate god or even be seen as protected by the gods. It implied a synergy between the gods and the emperor who stood as their mediator, remaining close to men. The exclusive term Augustus/a refers to Romulus, to the auspices of the imperator, to auctoritas which made the Prince legitimate. Although quite rare in the East augustan gods were commonly well-spread in the West, from Augustus’s reign until the early years of the IVth century. The Roman gods chosen for augustalization were not really the political divinities which might be expected to be found but more likely benevolent gods protecting the cities and their inhabitants. Under the gods carrying Roman names we can discover numerous native divinities which had been reinterpreted (interpretatio romana) and which, with the purely indigenous gods, keep their local roots. With a particular suppleness augustalization integrated into the Empire all these provincial identities. Characteristic of all the backgrounds influenced by romanization, augustalization was first and foremost used by the municipal elite, who, through their evergetism, spread it in the rural areas but mainly among the urban population, thus strenghtening their legitimacy. Augustales and rich freedmen, quick to imitate elite, spread it among the rest of the population. High-ranking officials and officers stayed in the background. Constantly present in all the urban areas augustan gods concentrated their presence in civic centres and other loci celeberrimi where the strenth of the political power was obviously seen. Urban scenographies and ceremonies reveal the consensus of all the members of a strong social hierarchy structured around the emperors seen as the direct go-betweens to the gods. Augustalization made the power even more sacred and legitimate and gathered around its symbolic representation an acculturated society with its manyfold identities.

Notre thèse comporte l’étude du mobilier céramique provenant des fouilles hongroises de l’Îlot des Grandes Forges à l’oppidum gaulois de Bibracte (Le Mont Beuvray, Bourgogne). Le but de notre travail était non seulement de traiter et de publier le mobilier céramique provenant des différents états d’occupation de l’Îlot des Grandes Forges, mais aussi de compléter les études céramologiques qui s’occupent de l’oppidum de Bibracte. Nous proposons une chronologie bien établie pour l’Îlot des Grandes Forges, chantier d’importance remarquable qui a livré l’une des constructions les plus étonnantes du site: la basilique de Bibracte. Et finalement, le travail constitue une contribution à la compréhension plus approfondie de la chronologie de l’oppidum, ainsi qu’à la définition des faciès céramologiques de Bibracte. / My PhD dissertation contains the detailed study of the pottery finds from the Hungarian excavations of the « Grandes Forges » insula. The insula is located in the oppidum of Bibracte (Le Mont Beuvray, Burgundy). The primary aim of this work is not only to study and to publish the pottery finds of the different occupation layers but also to contribute to the results of the already existing ceramic studies of the oppidum of Bibracte. My work offers a chronology to the « Grandes Forges » insula, an archeological site of great importance where the remains of the roman basilica of Bibracte have been found. Finally my work tries to give a better understanding of the chronology and provides a survey of the pottery finds of the oppidum of Bibracte.

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Many accounts, both ancient and modern, have maintained that the Julio- Claudian women had unprecedented influence in their spheres. This dissertation attempts to determine the degree of autonomy and influence that the Julio-Claudian women had and to examine the factors that may have contributed to their exceptional influence. In trying to establish the extent and nature of the influence of the Julio- Claudian women, the ancient sources (literary, documentary and iconographic), in conjunction with modern scholarly views, were critically examined throughout. In attempting to determine the factors that influenced such weight and autonomy as these women had, the dissertation looks at the influences on women of earlier times, in particular the late Roman Republic, from a legal and a socio-historical angle. Whether the Julio-Claudian women could be considered, for example, to have been part of a “super-elite” in comparison with aristocratic women of earlier, and even later, times, was discussed and evaluated. On the surface the Julio-Claudian women did seem to enjoy a wider range of freedoms, power and influence than their counterparts, or the Roman women before or after them. Yet it is clear from the sources that these women also had restrictions laid upon them and that the patriarchal framework still curtailed their influence. When they over-stepped the accepted bounds, they were invariably vilified by the ancient historians, and often came to be negatively portrayed by subsequent generations. Whether these women truly deserved their vilification, or whether it can simply be ascribed to the bias of the ancient writers, was also explored throughout. / Classics & World Languages / M.A. (Classical Studies)