Augustus Caesar - 2nd Edition

Name: Augustus Caesar - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Augustus CaesarAuthor(s): David Shotter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415319355, 978-0415319355\nSynopsis\nRevised throughout, the second edition of this successful book takes the most recent research in the field into account and reviews the evidence in order to place Augustus firmly in the context of his own times.\n\nHistory 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.\n\n Key topics discussed include:\n\n the background to Augustus Caesar's spectacular rise to power \nhis political and imperial reforms\nthe creation of the Republica of Augustus\nthe legacy Augustus Caesar left to his successors. \n\nIncluding more coverage of the social and cul.