Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this book offers a
fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the rule
of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
* Written in an easily accessible style, making it the ideal
introduction to Augustan Rome for those with little previous
knowledge
* Offers compelling insight into the workings of Roman society
during this pivotal period in its history
* Incorporates the most recent scholarship on aspects of
Augustus’s reign including the armed forces, religion, and
intellectual and cultural life
* Andrew Lintott is a widely respected expert on the Roman
Republic
Mục lục
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
Preface.
Abbreviations.
1 Introduction.
2 The Growth of an Empire.
3 The Crisis of the Late Republic.
4 The Emperor and his People.
5 Town and Country.
6 Customs, Culture, and Ideas.
7 The Armed Services and the Frontiers.
Notes.
References.
Index.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Andrew Lintott is retired Professor of Roman History at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He has written widely on the Roman Republic, including Violence in Republican Rome (1968, 2nd edn. 1999), Imperium Romanum (1993), The Roman Republic (2000), The Constitution of the Roman Republic (1999) and Cicero as Evidence: A Historian’s Companion (2008). He also co-edited volume IX of the Cambridge Ancient History volume, 2e (1994).
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