| Preface | |
| Introduction: The Augustan Evolution | 3 |
| Ch. I | A Principal Concept: Auctoritas | 10 |
| Ch. II | The Restoration of the Res publica | 42 |
| Ch. III | Ideas, Ideals, and Values | 80 |
| Ch. IV | Art and Architecture | 141 |
| Ch. V | Augustan Literature | 225 |
| Ch. VI | Religion | 288 |
| Ch. VII | Central Characteristics | 332 |
| Ch. VIII | Epilogue: Auctor Perpetuus | 376 |
| Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Works | 391 |
| Notes | 393 |
| Bibliography | 435 |
| Provenience of Illustrations | 461 |
| Index of Passages | 465 |
| General Index | 469 |