The Age of Augustus

In this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. Incorporates literary, archaeological, and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of Augustus' brutal rise to powerWritten by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empireTraces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empireIncludes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' familyThorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time