Caesar’s Comet, the Julian Star, and the Invention of Augustus
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.
Valerius Maximus on Vice: a commentary on Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.1-11
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Arabia's Frontiers: The Story of Britain's Boundary Drawing in the Desert
List of maps Prologue Convention Abbreviations PART I GEOPOLITICAL SETTING Chapter 1. The Regional Powers: Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Britain Chapter 2. The Gulf PART 11 THE BLUE LINE Chapter 1. The 1913 Anglo-Ottoman Convention Chapter 2. The Violet Line PART III SUCCESSOR STATE Chapter 5. Britain's Relations with lbn Saud up to the End of World War 1 Chapter 6. Post-War Relations Chapter 7. Conflict with Yemen PART IV PRE-WORLD WAR 11 NEGOTIATIONS Chapter 8. Oil: The Casoc and Qatar Concession Boundaries Chapter 9. Negotiations Chapter 10. Aftermath: 1936-9 PART V A NEW CLAIM Chapter 11. Procrastination Chapter 12. The Oman Problem Chapter 13. Final Negotiations