A bimillennium is more than a chronological marker; it is a "purely notional" yet powerful opportunity for systematic reassessment. The early 21st century has witnessed a cluster of these anniversaries, most notably the 2,000th anniversary of the death of Augustus (AD 14–2014) and the death of Ovid (AD 17–2017). These milestones have sparked a "wave of new and creative scholarly interest," prompting historians and classicists to move beyond traditional hagiography toward more complex, "disfigured," or "globalized" interpretations of Roman legacy. The Augustan Bimillennium (2014)
Earlier in the 20th century, the "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (the 2,000th anniversary of Virgil’s birth in 1930) set the precedent for these celebrations. bimillennium
The bimillennium serves as a "shared focus" that enables interdisciplinary dialogue. Whether through the lens of a "zombie" intertextual protocol or the mapping of Roman myth onto Chinese porcelain, these 2,000-year markers prove that the figures of the Augustan age remain in a state of "constant evolution". As the 21st century continues to hit these milestones, they offer a recurring opportunity to "smooth edges" or "accentuate continuities" between the ancient past and the global present. Ovid's Fasti: Historical Readings at its Bimillennium A bimillennium is more than a chronological marker;
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