| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
x, 209 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Blackwell ancient lives |
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Blackwell ancient lives.
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| Note |
Translation of: Augustus Und Seine Zeit. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-197) and index. |
| Contents |
Augustus' career in overview : the res gestae -- Modest origins, powerful relatives -- Seizing power and legalizing usurpation -- The triumvirate : dictatorship sanctioned by law -- The path to formal legitimation as a ruler -- The final battles for power : Actium and Alexandria -- A new political order : the principate takes shape -- The principate develops further -- The princeps and the Roman elite -- The practical implementation of political power : governing the empire -- Shaping the lives of men -- A standing army -- War and peace : expanding the empire -- Rome, the Augustan city -- The quest for political continuity: the succession -- Augustus' death and the future of the empire. |
| Subject |
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.
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Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1405151498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781405151498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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