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Autore: | Huzar Eleanor Goltz |
Titolo: | Mark Antony, a biography [[electronic resource] /] / Eleanor Goltz Huzar |
Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1978 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina: | 937/.05/0924 |
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Soggetto topico: | Statesmen - Rome |
Generals - Rome | |
Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-316) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; I. The Setting; II. Heir; III. Lieutenant; IV. Across the Rubicon; V. Henchman to the Dictator; VI. Caesar's Successor; VII. Challenged by Octavian; VIII. Avenger of Caesar; IX. Relinquishing the West; X. Reorganizing Eastern Provinces and Allies; XI. Parthia Invicta; XII. Breaking with Octavian; XIII. The Lion at Bay; XIV. ""My Fame is Shrewdly Gored""; XV. Marcus Antonius, Vir Vitalissimus; Chronology; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Selected Bibliography; Notes; Selected Bibliography of Secondary Works; Glossary; Dramatis Personae; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | In a chronological/topical approach, Professor Huzar recounts the details of Mark Antony's life and his role in the history of Rome and the Roman Empire. The book serves as an excellent introduction to the shifting alliances, the feuds, and the ambitions of the rival politician/generals who held the fate of the Roman Republic in their hands. As Caesar's lieutenant, Octavian's rival, Cicero's murderer, and Cleopatra's lover, Antony led an exciting life, and this biography, written in a lively, readable style, reflects the excitement. But more than just a good story, the work provides a reapprai |
Titolo autorizzato: | Mark Antony, a biography |
ISBN: | 0-8166-6308-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454137803321 |
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