Augustus
Subtitle: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
Publisher: Random House
Published: October 17, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781400061280
Subjects: Historical - General; Rome; Emperor of Rome,; Ancient Rome - History; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; History: World; Biography/Autobiography; History; Emperors; Ancient - Rome; Biography & Autobiography / Political; Augustus,; 63 B.C.-14 A.D; Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D; Biography
Description: He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Western history to follow. Yet despite Augustus's accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. In this study of power and political genius, biographer Everitt gives an intimate account of his illustrious subject. He takes some of the household names of history--Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra--and turns them into flesh and blood. At a time when many consider America an empire, this portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening reading.--From publisher description.