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The first in a series of 50th anniversary Vice-Chancellor\u2019s lectures will focus on the final years of Augustus, first Roman Emperor.<\/p>\n
The lecture, titled \u2018The Old Roman Emperor \u2013 Augustus\u2019 Empire without End (AD 4-14)\u2019, will be given by Professor of Roman History \u00a0and Archaeology\u00a0Ray Laurence<\/a>, on Wednesday 29 October at 6pm in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1 , Canterbury campus.<\/p>\n 2,000 years on from Augustus\u2019 death, the lecture will reflect on our understanding of how old age affected Augustus\u2019 ability to rule his \u2018empire without end\u2019. In statues and on coins, Augustus remains forever the young man who avenged Julius Caesar\u2019s death at the age of 19. However, he continued to run the empire into his old age.<\/p>\n Professor Laurence will explore Augustus\u2019 final years, when with only a few rotting teeth, he made speeches, enacted new legislation and perhaps dreamt of retirement \u2013 something that would remain only a dream into his 76th year. He\u00a0will argue that Augustus\u2019 last ten years are crucial to understanding the development of an Empire that endured for centuries. At the same time, the lecture will touch on the ancients\u2019 conceptions of the ageing process that continue to shape our conception of later life.<\/p>\n For more information, contact Tim Farrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"