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The age of Augustus / Werner Eck

Author
Eck, Werner
Uniform Title
Augustus und seine Zeit. English
Published
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Description
x, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

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Contents
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.
Summary
"This biography tells the story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. It traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire. From the war against the assassins of Julius Caesar to his struggle against Antony and Cleopatra, this book describes the key aspects of Augustus' reign and the expansion of his empire." "This updated edition includes a stemma of Augustus' family, new information on the monuments of the Augustan period, a new chapter of legislation, a section on the Augustan wars against the German tribes, and additional maps and illustrations. Organized chronologically and according to specific topics, The Age of Augustus is a resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9781405151498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405151498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405182032
9781405182034
Note
Translation of: Augustus Und Seine Zeit.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.
Source of Acquisition
UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Gift of the Tombros Libraries Endowment in Classics ; 2011.
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