Augustus manifest
Consider whether Augustus created a successful state or an unsuccessful state. Include both his impacts during his lifetime but also a consequence of his reign in the Empire up to 284 C.E. but not beyond that date.
Part a. Did Augustus manifest the ideals and flaws of the Romans or the Greeks?
Part b. Some scholars suggest that our heroes and monsters reflect our norms and those boundaries that scare us or that make us uncomfortable.
Choose one hero or monster from our popular culture and not actual people. By weighing historical evidence and using the chart, explain whether that hero or monster seems to reflect Greek or Roman values most.
Offer two evidenced opinions – one on Augustus and one on the representation of a monster from stories told/filmed in our times. Why? To what extent are we still Romanized or Hellenized?
