Augustus
- Authors
- Southern, Pat
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Tags
- emperors - rome , historical , history , augustus , general , political , rome , biography & autobiography , rome - history - augustus; 30 b.c.-14 a.d , ancient , biography , emperors
- ISBN
- 9780415166317
- Date
- 1998-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.66 MB
- Lang
- en
This biography of Augustus is unique in its presentation of Augustus the man. Pat Southern traces the life, works and times of the emperor chronologically, presenting ideology and events as they occurred frown Augustus' point of view, including his transition from heir and successor of Julius Caesar to head of the new Principate and his development of the Roman Empire. Pat Southern's biography provides a compelling depiction of an extraordinary man, who was the guiding light in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.