02630cam a2200373 4500 528106440 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780300210071 0300210078 B00M9A2DB8 Amazon B00M9A2DB8 Amazon B00M9A2DB8 Amazon def7b2be-2ec0-4ae0-b34a-ed3ce44f7a67 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1911410 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Goldsworthy, Adrian. Augustus [Libby] : First Emperor of Rome. Yale University Press, 2014. royalty. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 10MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Politics. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>The acclaimed historian and author of <i>Caesar</i> presents "a first-rate popular biography" of Rome's first emperor, written "with a storyteller's brio" (<i>Washington Post</i>).</b></p> <p>The story of Augustus' life is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord whose only claim to power was as the grand-nephew and heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him "a boy who owes everything to a name," but he soon outmaneuvered a host of more experienced politicians to become the last man standing in 30 BC. Over the next half century, Augustus created a new system of government—the Principate or rule of an emperor—which brought peace and stability to the vast Roman Empire.<br /> <br /> In this highly anticipated biography, Goldsworthy puts his deep knowledge of ancient sources to full use, recounting the events of Augustus' long life in greater detail than ever before. Goldsworthy pins down the man behind the myths: a consummate manipulator, propagandist, and showman, both generous and ruthless. Under Augustus' rule the empire prospered, yet his success was constantly under threat and his life was intensely unpredictable.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/augustus-def7b2?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/augustus-def7b2?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/augustus-def7b2?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)