EMPERORS OF PEACE AND WAR: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RES GESTAE OF AUGUSTUS AND THE STELAE INSCRIPTIONS OF QIN SHI HUANGDI  

作　　者：Dan Zhao 

机构地区：[1]University of Cambridge

出　　处：《Journal of Ancient Civilizations》2024年第2期155-189,257,共36页世界古典文明史杂志(英文版)

摘　　要：This paper comparatively examines the Res Gestae of Augustus(r.27 BC–AD 14)and the stelae inscriptions of Qin Shi Huangdi(r.221–210 BC),the first emperors of Rome and China respectively.It shows how the two emperors justified and consolidated their regimes by unifying the two antithetical themes of war and peace in their propagandistic self-portrayals.It argues that both emperors,due to the socio-political pressure of their milieus,depicted themselves predominantly as guardians of a peace that was constantly under threat by impious and immoral outside forces,against which only the emperors themselves could be victorious and sustain this new peace.

关 键 词：Augustus Qin Shi Huangdi Res Gestae propaganda-war-peace 

分 类 号：K92[历史地理—人文地理学]