Research Catalog

Title

Augustus Caesar / David Shotter.

Author

Shotter, D. C. A. (David Colin Arthur)

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.

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Details

Description

98 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"History sees Augustus Caesar as the first emperor of Rome, whose system of ordered government provided a firm and stable basis for the expansion and prosperity of the Roman Empire. Hailed as 'restorer of the Republic' and regarded by some as a deity in his own lifetime, Augustus was emulated by many of his successors. David Shotter reviews the evidence in order to place Augustus firmly in the context of his own times." "Revised throughout, the second edition of this successful book takes the most recent research in the field into account. David Shotter also includes more coverage of the social and cultural aspects of this complex character's reign, together with an expanded guide to further reading."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Lancaster pamphlets

Uniform Title

Lancaster pamphlets

Subject

• Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D
• 43 B.C.-14 A.D
• Emperors > Rome > Biography
• Rome > History > Civil War, 43 B.C.-31 B.C
• Rome > History > Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The crisis of the Roman republic -- 2. The divine youth -- 3. The powers of Augustus -- 4. Auctoritas -- and patronage -- 5. The city of marble -- 6. The Respublica of Augustus -- 7. The empire and the Augustan peace -- 8. The succession -- 9. The legacy of Augustus -- App. I. Chief dates in the life and career of Augustus Caesar -- App. II. The sources for Augustus' principate : with further reading on the source material.

ISBN

0415060486

LCCN

^^^91010053^

OCLC

• 23286746
• SCSB-11591700

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library