La corona no hace al rey: la creación de la imagen del nuevo AugustoCrown does not make the king: developing the image of the new Augustus
Elena Miramontes Seijas
Resumen
La cuidadosa selección, por parte de Octaviano, de los títulos que aceptaría del senado, le permitieron hacerse de facto con el poder absoluto, aquel que un día habían ostentado los antiguos reyes, sin necesidad de ser asociado oficialmente con los poderes absolutistas de la extinta monarquía ni de los gobernantes orientales.
Sin embargo, en una ciudad en la que el atuendo debía ser cuidadosamente seleccionado para enviar a los conciudadanos el mensaje correcto, no solo los títulos debían ser seleccionados con esmero. César y Marco Antonio habían cometido graves errores que ayudaron a las élites a justificar el asesinato de aquel que quería convertirse en rey ( Heskel 1994). Augusto, en cambio, juega de un modo diferente con su imagen y con las normas de etiqueta imperantes a lo largo de la segunda mitad de la época republicana, buscando un engaño ( Bender Jørgensen 2010) que sería una declaración de intenciones más velada y sutil que la de César.
Palabras clave: emperador; Augusto; vestido; regalia
Abstract
The careful selection by Octavian of the titles that he would accept from the senate, allowed him to actually seize absolute power. He held the power of ancient kings, without the need of being officially associated with the absolutist power either of the extinct monarchy or of Eastern rulers.
However, in a city where attire had to be carefully selected in order to send fellow citizens the right message, it is not just titles that had to be carefully chosen. Caesar and Mark Antony had made serious mistakes that helped the senatorial class justify the assassination of the one who wanted to become king (Heskel 1994). Augustus, on the other hand, plays in a different way both with his image and with the prevailing rules during the second half of the republican period, looking for a deception (Bender Jørgensen 2010) that would be a more veiled and subtle declaration of his intention.
Keywords: emperor; Augustus; clothing; regalia
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