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The Age of Augustus, Paperback / softback Book

The Age of Augustus Paperback / softback

Part of the Blackwell Ancient Lives series

Paperback / softback

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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 powerWritten by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empireTraces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empireIncludes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' familyThorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time

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