Description: Further DetailsTitle: AugustusCondition: NewSubtitle: First Emperor of RomeISBN-10: 0300216661EAN: 9780300216660ISBN: 9780300216660Publisher: Yale University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/29/2015Description: The dramatic story of Rome’s first emperor, who plunged into Rome’s violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire Caesar Augustus’ story, one of the most riveting in Western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. Thrusting himself into Rome’s extremely violent politics while yet a very young man, Augustus skillfully maneuvered his way through twisting alliances during years of civil war. Named heir to the murdered Julius Caesar, he outwitted and outlasted far more experienced rivals like Antony and Brutus. Ruling supreme, he reinvented himself as a benevolent man of peace and created a new system of government. In this highly anticipated biography Goldsworthy puts his deep knowledge of ancient sources to full use, recounting the events of Augustus’ long life in greater detail than ever before. Goldsworthy pins down the man behind the myths: a consummate manipulator, propagandist, and showman, both generous and ruthless. Under Augustus’ rule the empire prospered, yet his success was never assured and the events of his life unfolded with exciting unpredictability. Goldsworthy captures the passion and savagery, the public image and private struggles of the real man whose epic life continues to influence Western history.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmItem Weight: 907gAuthor: Adrian GoldsworthyGenre: HistoryTopic: Ancient History, BiographyRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Augustus
Title: Augustus
Subtitle: First Emperor of Rome
ISBN-10: 0300216661
EAN: 9780300216660
ISBN: 9780300216660
Release Date: 09/29/2015
Release Year: 2015
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Augustus : First Emperor of Rome
Number of Pages: 640 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Topic: Royalty, Ancient / Rome
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 1.5 in
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 31.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
