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Autore |
Eck Werner |
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Titolo |
Age of Augustus |
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Williston : , : Wiley, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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9781405182034 |
9781405151498 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 pages) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell Ancient Lives ; ; v.6 |
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Soggetti |
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Augustus, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 63 B.C.-14 A.D |
Emperors -- Rome -- Biography |
Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Maps -- 1: Augustus' Career in Overview: The Res Gestae -- 2: Modest Origins, Powerful Relatives -- 3: Seizing Power and 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 -- Time Line -- Appendix: The Res Gestae of Augustus -- The Res Gestae of Augustus by Sarolta A. Takács -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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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 |
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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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