The Age of Augustus
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The Age of Augustus

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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The Age of Augustus

About this book

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 subject for the first time

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781405151498
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781405182034
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. List of Maps
  9. Chapter 1 Augustus’ Career in Overview: The Res Gestae
  10. Chapter 2 Modest Origins, Powerful Relatives
  11. Chapter 3 Seizing Power and Legalizing Usurpation
  12. Chapter 4 The Triumvirate: Dictatorship Sanctioned by Law
  13. Chapter 5 The Path to Formal Legitimation as a Ruler
  14. Chapter 6 The Final Battles for Power: Actium and Alexandria
  15. Chapter 7 A New Political Order: The Principate Takes Shape
  16. Chapter 8 The Principate Develops Further
  17. Chapter 9 The Princeps and the Roman Elite
  18. Chapter 10 The Practical Implementation of Political Power: Governing the Empire
  19. Chapter 11 Shaping the Lives of Men
  20. Chapter 12 A Standing Army
  21. Chapter 13 War and Peace: Expanding the Empire
  22. Chapter 14 Rome, the Augustan City
  23. Chapter 15 The Quest for Political Continuity: The Succession
  24. Chapter 16 Augustus’ Death and the Future of the Empire
  25. Time Line
  26. Appendix: The Res Gestae of Augustus
  27. The Res Gestae of Augustus by Sarolta A. Takács
  28. Select Bibliography
  29. Index
  30. EULA

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