Barbara Levick

Augustus (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Augustus Caesar was a fascinating and controversial man arguably the most important figure in Roman history. A shrewd politician, he was able to achieve ultimate power in Rome. His political life (44 BC AD 14) was dedicated to convert the failing Republic to a successful Principate which lasted for centuries, and his political legacy lives on today.

This biographical study of Augustus seeks to expose the calculating methods used throughout his political life, arguing that they disguised the ruthlessness of his climb to the top and his subsequent hold on it, while enhancing his successes. Focusing on Augustus as the first spin doctor, Barbara Levicks polemic interpretation emphasises the methods of his acquisition and maintenance of power and gives central importance to the deviousness and manipulation at the heart of his success.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317867432
• Artikelnr.: 40528635

Autorenporträt

Barbara Levick is Fellow and Tutor Emeritus, St. Hilda's College, Oxford. She has published extensively on Roman history, with titles including Tiberius the Politician (Routledge, 1999), Vespasian (Routledge, 1999), Claudius (Routledge, 2001) The Government of the Roman Empire, second edition (Routledge, 2001) and Julia Domna: Syrian Empress (Routledge, 2007).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations Chronology Introduction: The Enigma 1. Octavian:
Octavian: Heir of an Autocrat 2. Augustus: Political Evolution 3.
Techniques of Management and the Feel-Good Factor 4. Opposition and
Discontent 5. The Self-presentation of a Monarch 6. Art and Literature 7.
Unmasking a God Bibliography