Rome et latium, latins et romains dans la poésie augustéenne

Abstract

This paper aims to study the meaning of the words ‘Latin’ and ‘Latium’ in Augustan poetry, and the ways in which it overlaps with the meanings of ‘Rome’ and ‘Roman’, or ‘Italia’ and ‘Italian’. Its goal is to try and examine in which cases these words become synonymous, and offer possible explanations for this phenomenon, be they historical, religious, or literary.