Special Episode – An Interview with Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge

We had the very great pleasure to sit down with Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge to discuss his latest publication The Failure of Augustus: Essays on the Interpretation of a Paradox (2019). Special Episode – An Interview with Emeritus Professor Edwin JudgeJudge has a long-reaching career, accepting his first junior lectureship in the 1950s and going on accept the inaugural History Chair at Macquarie University in Sydney. Dr G and Dr Rad met as undergraduate students at Macquarie so it is our extraordinary pleasure to sit down with Judge and have the chance to chat. Dr G (left) holding Cooley's Res Gestae, Emeritus Professor Edwin Judge (centre), and Dr Rad (right) holding Judge's The Failure of AugustusIn this far reachingconversation we learn about Judge's evolving thoughts on Augustusover the course of his academic career, some of the salientconnections between Augustus and Tiberius that emerge fromconsidering Augustus' aims, the content of the Res GestaeDivi Augusti, and considerationof Augustus in terms of failure.Things to look forward to:Aconsideration of the importance of understanding time as a means ofapproaching historical interpretationThechallenges that Tiberius faces in the wake of Augustus' deathTheimportance of the Res Gestae as a lens to Augustus' life andcareerKey materialsfor approaching the subject of Augustus' failure.The cursus honorem of Augustus, as visualised by Edwin Judge. Used with permission of the author. This table appears on the cover of The Failure of Augustus and page 8 of the collection. ReadingrecommendationsCooley, Alison E. 2009. Res Gestae Divi Augusti: Text, Translation and CommentaryJudge, E. A. 2019. The Failure of Augustus: Essays on the Interpretation of a Paradox Lintott, Andrew W. 1999. Violence in Republican RomeRidley, Ronald T. 2003. The emperor's retrospect: Augustus' Res gestae in epigraphy, historiography and commentaryFinal credits: Excerpt from ‘Ancient Arcadian Harp’ by Cormi For our full show notes and edited transcripts, head on over to https://partialhistorians.com/Support the showPatreonKo-FiRead our booksRex: The Seven Kings of RomeYour Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.