Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith, <br/><br/>
Augustus :  first emperor of Rome / 
Adrian Goldsworthy. 
 - viii, 598 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, maps, portraits ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [522]-586) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300178722 0300178727 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014940657 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Augustus, Emperor of Rome,  63 B.C.-14 A.D. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emperors--Rome--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DG279  / .G65 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>937.07092  B