Augustus
Price: $37.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-25855-5
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 9th August 2001
- Pages: 308
- Illustrations: 8 maps and 30 b+w photos
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About the Book
Despite his talent for self-promotion, the character of the emperor Augustus is rarely revealed and as such makes this biography unique in its presentation of Augustus the man. Pat Southern chronologically traces the life, works and times of the emperor, presenting ideology and events from his point of view to provide a compelling depiction of an extraordinary man, who was the guiding light in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Reviews
'Southern's biography, Augustus is thorough ... supplies a reliable up-to-date guide through the snake pits of Roman politics.' - Frederic Raphael, Sunday Times'Southern deserves credit for carefully weighing the primary evidence, working through an overwhelming amount of secondary scholarship, and producing a clear and balanced account.' - Bryn Mawr, Classical Review