Werner Eck, Sarolta A. Takacs "The Age of Augustus"
Blackwell Publishers | 2003-01 | ISBN: 0631229574 | 144 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Blackwell Publishers | 2003-01 | ISBN: 0631229574 | 144 pages | PDF | 1 MB
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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