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Augustus : first emperor of Rome / Adrian Goldsworthy.

by Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith.

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Yale University Press, 2014.

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.

Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.

Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.

Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-68 A.D.

9780300178722 (hc.)

0300178727 (hc.)

viii, 598 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Caesar Augustus’ story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord, whose only claim to power was as the heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him 'a boy who owes everything to a name,' but in the years to come the youth outmaneuvered all the older and more experienced politicians and was the last man standing in 30 BC. Over the next half century he reinvented himself as a servant of the state who gave Rome peace and stability, and created a new system of government--the Principate or rule of an emperor. 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."--From publisher.

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