Severy - Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire

Many have been instrumental in transforming this work from a dissertation into a book. I gratefully acknowledge the care that my mentor, Erich Gruen, has continued to put into the project, and I also thank him for his friendship and for providing a model as a conscientious scholar, teacher and human being. My graduate school colleague and great good friend Judy Gaughan has untiringly served as a sounding board and reader of drafts. Reader Keith Bradley's thoughtful comments pushed me in new directions, and I hope my revisions have done him justice. Susan Treggiari's eagle eyes and deep knowledge improved the book in the final stages. Finally, Richard Stoneman and Celia Tedd at Routledge have been models of both efficiency and patience. I am also tremendously grateful to each for their kind encouragement; any errors or infelicities that remain are due to my own stubbornness.

Many thanks to my challenging and supportive colleagues at Macalester College, especially my chair, Andy Overman. I am also grateful to Macalester's students, who encourage me to think in new ways and have worked with me on several concepts in this book. Some ideas originally developed during the year I spent in Rome with Steve Dyson, Alison Griffith, Richard King, and our students at the Intercollegiate Center, while the late and much lamented Judy Ginsburg offered encouragement and insight while I was working on the dissertation form of this project.

I acknowledge the kind assistance of many librarians, curators and photographic staff, whose work is evident in the illustrations. The sources of all illustrations are provided in the captions, but I would like to express my gratitude to the Deutsches Archologisches Institut in Rome, the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn, the American Numismatic Society, Alinari/Art Resource of New York, Art Images for College Teaching, the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, the Vatican Museums, the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and the Environment, and the Muse romain dAvenches.

My emotional debts are just as heavy. From my Berkeley family, Judy Gaughan and Eric Orlin have been incomparable colleagues and friends. Janey and Bear have also been there since the very beginning. I cannot thank enough my Florida family, Lisa, Linda and Larry Severy, for their incredible support you all constantly amaze me. And, finally, my thanks to the one who lived through the dreaded summer of revision and even so wants to make a family with me in Minnesota, John Hoven.