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Augustus : first emperor of Rome / Adrian Goldsworthy.

By: Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014Description: viii, 598 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300178722
  • 0300178727
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937.07092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • DG279 .G65 2014
Contents:
Caius Octavius (Thurinus), 63-44 BC. 'Father of his country' ; 'A man of wealth and good reputation' ; The consulship of Julius and Caesar ; A way out -- Caius Julius Caesar (Octavianus), 44-38 BC. Heir ; Praise ; Reward and discard ; Vengeance and discord -- Imperator Caesar, Divi Filius, 38-27 BC. Sons of gods ; Rivals ; Triumph -- Imperator Caesar Augustus, Divi Filius, 27-2 BC. Renewal and restoration ; To overcome the proud in war ; The 'title of greatest power' ; The eagles ; An end and a beginning ; Family and colleagues ; Augustan peace -- Imperator Caesar Augustus, Divi Filius, Pater Patriae, 2 BC-AD 14. Father ; The 'sentry post' ; For the sake of the Res Publica ; Pax Augusta -- Hurry slowly -- Appendix 1. The senatorial career, or, Cursus Honorum -- Appendix 2. Date of the birth of Jesus.
Summary: Tells the story of the heir to the murdered Julius Caesar who, as Rome's first emperor, brought peace and stability to the empire and presided over a new system of government.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks DG279 .G65 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001352227

Includes bibliographical references (pages [522]-586) and index.

Caius Octavius (Thurinus), 63-44 BC. 'Father of his country' ; 'A man of wealth and good reputation' ; The consulship of Julius and Caesar ; A way out -- Caius Julius Caesar (Octavianus), 44-38 BC. Heir ; Praise ; Reward and discard ; Vengeance and discord -- Imperator Caesar, Divi Filius, 38-27 BC. Sons of gods ; Rivals ; Triumph -- Imperator Caesar Augustus, Divi Filius, 27-2 BC. Renewal and restoration ; To overcome the proud in war ; The 'title of greatest power' ; The eagles ; An end and a beginning ; Family and colleagues ; Augustan peace -- Imperator Caesar Augustus, Divi Filius, Pater Patriae, 2 BC-AD 14. Father ; The 'sentry post' ; For the sake of the Res Publica ; Pax Augusta -- Hurry slowly -- Appendix 1. The senatorial career, or, Cursus Honorum -- Appendix 2. Date of the birth of Jesus.

Tells the story of the heir to the murdered Julius Caesar who, as Rome's first emperor, brought peace and stability to the empire and presided over a new system of government.

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