The Age of Augustus

Werner Eck1405151498, 978-1-4051-5149-8

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 power Written by one of the world’s leading experts on the Roman empire Traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome’s transformation from a republic to an empire Includes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus’ family Thorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time

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Table of contents :
Acknowledgments……Page 8
Maps……Page 11
1 Augustus’ Career in Overview:The Res Gestae……Page 14
2 Modest Origins,Powerful Relatives……Page 19
3 Seizing Power andLegalizing Usurpation……Page 22
4 The Triumvirate: DictatorshipSanctioned by Law……Page 29
5 The Path to FormalLegitimation as a Ruler……Page 37
6 The Final Battles for Power:Actium and Alexandria……Page 47
7 A New Political Order:The Principate Takes Shape……Page 59
8 The PrincipateDevelops Further……Page 72
9 The Princeps andthe Roman Elite……Page 89
10 The Practical Implementationof Political Power: Governingthe Empire……Page 102
11 Shaping the Lives of Men……Page 113
12 A Standing Army……Page 127
13 War and Peace: Expandingthe Empire……Page 136
14 Rome, the Augustan City……Page 150
15 The Quest for PoliticalContinuity: The Succession……Page 161
16 Augustus’ Death and theFuture of the Empire……Page 172
Time Line……Page 178
Appendix: The Res Gestaeof Augustus……Page 182
Select Bibliography……Page 204
Index……Page 211