Caesar’s Comet, the Julian Star, and the Invention of Augustus
Caesar’s Comet, the Julian Star, and the Invention of Augustus
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凯撒彗星、朱利安之星和奥古斯都的发明
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2013
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Nandini B. Pandey
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作者：
Nandini B. Pandey
屋大维被认为是在公元前44年将一颗彗星。 把它变成凯撒大帝神性的象征，并利用它来实现自己的政治目标。然而，历史证据反对这种说法。此外，在硬币和诗歌中对朱利安星星（sidus Iu）的描述采用了不同的、自主的视角来看待元首。奥古斯都将《西都经》作为形象宣传的一部分，这一观点似乎起源于奥维德。奥维德在《变形记》（15. 745 - 851）中的神化叙事将元首的成熟权力追溯到他的早期职业生涯，并助长了奥古斯都通过宣传获得和维持权力的信念。
Octavian is credited with turning a comet seen in 44 b.c.e. into a symbol of Julius Caesar’s divinity and using it to advance his own political aims. Yet historical evidence argues against this account. Moreover, representations of the sidus Iulium (Julian star) on coins and in poetry adopt diverse and autonomous perspectives on the princeps. The idea that Augustus circulated the sidus as part of an image campaign seems instead to originate with Ovid, whose deification narrative at Metamorphoses 15.745–851 retrojected the princeps ’s mature power onto his early career and fueled the belief that Augustus gained and maintained power through propaganda.