Augustus and the Roman Triumph: A Study in Creeping Authoritarianism

这一提议旨在对成熟的共和政体和民主政体的专制起源提出新颖的比较见解。为此，本书关注的是罗马第一位皇帝奥古斯都（Augustus）将公共胜利仪式从贵族共有的特权转变为持久的帝国垄断。增强我们对奥古斯都新秩序的兴起和内部运作的认识，将为现代政治科学提供一个蠕动的威权主义的新原型，很容易适用于现代一些最臭名昭著的暴政及其当代变体。因此，该建议将大大告知该领域、政府的理论家和实践者以及澳大利亚的中学课程。

This proposal aims to produce novel comparative insights into the genesis of despotism in sophisticated republics and democracies. To this end, it focuses on the transformation of the public victory ritual of the triumph from a shared aristocratic privilege into a lasting imperial monopoly by Augustus, Rome’s first emperor. Enhancing our knowledge of the rise and inner workings of Augustus’ New Order will provide modern political science with a new archetype of creeping authoritarianism, readily applicable to some of the most notorious tyrannies of the modern era and contemporary variants. The proposal will, therefore, substantially inform the field, theorists and practitioners of government, and Australia’s secondary school curriculum.