Reece (Rhys) Edmends
Roman historian and junior faculty in the Classics Department at Princeton University, who recently completed a PhD on Augustan propaganda and researches the politics of the late Roman Republic and the rise of Augustus.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 3min
The Augustan Revolution: On Ancient Rome with Reece Edmends
Dr. Reece (Rhys) Edmends, a Roman historian and junior faculty in Princeton’s Classics Department, discusses the fall of the Republic and Augustus’s rise. He explores Augustus’s political skill and propaganda, the legal and rhetorical meaning of “liberation,” the role of poets and religion in shaping imperial messaging, and how peace and institutions transformed Roman life and later history.
Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 3min
The Augustan Revolution: On Ancient Rome with Reece Edmends
Reece Edmends, a Roman historian and junior faculty member at Princeton who wrote a PhD on Augustan propaganda, walks through Rome’s Republic-to-Empire transition. He explores how Augustus framed himself as a restorer of liberty, used legal and cultural tools to secure power, and enlisted poets and omens to shape public memory. The conversation also touches on slavery, Pax Romana benefits, and why the fall of the Republic still resonates.
Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 3min
S5E2 The Augustan Revolution: On Ancient Rome with Reece Edmends
Dr. Reece Edmends, a Princeton classics lecturer who recently finished a PhD on Augustan propaganda, explores the fall of the Roman Republic and Augustus's rise. He discusses Augustus's use of liberation rhetoric, propaganda through poets like Virgil, and how religion and omens shaped politics. They also consider liberty, slavery, ritual culture, and whether Augustus preserved or ended the Republic.
