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By Werner Eck
"The age of Augustus" was published by Blackwell Pub. in 2007 - Malden, MA, it has 209 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The age of Augustus” Metadata:
- Title: The age of Augustus
- Author: Werner Eck
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 209
- Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
- Publish Date: 2007
- Publish Location: Malden, MA
- Dewey Decimal Classification: 937/.07092B
- Library of Congress Classification: DG279 .E2513 2007DG279.E2513 2007
“The age of Augustus” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ History - Biography - Emperors - Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D - Emperors, rome - Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d. - Augustus, emperor of rome, 63 b.c.-14 a.d. - Biographies & autobiographies - General - Augustus , 63 b.c.-14 a.d - Emperors--rome--biography - Dg279 .e2513 2007 - 937/.07092 b
- People: ➤ Augustus Emperor of Rome (63 B.C.-14 A.D)
- Places: Rome
- Time: Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: x, 209 p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL22257018M - OL2803689W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 71842794
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2006032838
- ISBN-13: 9781405151498
- All ISBNs: 9781405151498
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"The age of Augustus" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Augustus' career in overview : the res gestae
- 2- Modest origins, powerful relatives
- 3- The seizure of power : legalizing usurpation
- 4- The triumvirate : dictatorship sanctioned by law
- 5- The path to formal legitimation as a ruler
- 6- The final battles for power : Actium and Alexandria
- 7- A new political order : the principate takes shape
- 8- The principate develops further
- 9- The princeps and the roman elite
- 10- The practical implementation of political power : governing the empire
- 11- Shaping the lives of men
- 12- A standing army
- 13- War and peace : expanding the empire
- 14- Rome, the Augustan city
- 15- The quest for political continuity: the succession
- 16- Augustus' death and the future of the Empire.
Snippets and Summary:
Late in the year AD 14 a large parcel from Rome arrived in Ancyra (present-day Ankara), capital of the Roman province of Galatia-Pamphylia in the heart of Anatolia.
"The age of Augustus" Description:
The Open Library:
"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."--Jacket.
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