Age of Augustus

Name: Age of Augustus
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ISBN: 9781405151498

ISBN-10: 1405151498

ISBN-13: 9781405151498

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Werner Eck

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In this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. Incorporates literary, archaeological, and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of Augustus' brutal rise to power Written by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empire Traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire Includes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' family Thorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


List of Illustrations


List of Maps



Augustus' Career in Overview: The Res Gestae



Modest Origins, Powerful Relatives



Seizing Power and Legalizing Usurpation



The Triumvirate: Dictatorship Sanctioned by Law



The Path to Formal Legitimation as a Ruler



The Final Battles for Power: Actium and Alexandria



A New Political Order: The Principate Takes Shape



The Principate Develops Further



The Princeps and the Roman Elite



The Practical Implementation of Political Power: Governing the Empire



Shaping the Lives of Men



A Standing Army



War and Peace: Expanding the Empire



Rome, the Augustan City



The Quest for Political Continuity: The Succession



Augustus' Death and the Future of the Empire


Time Line



The Res Gestae of Augustus


The Res Gestae of Augustus



Select Bibliography


Index