Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14: The Restoration of the Republic and the Establishment of the Empire - Couverture souple

Richardson, J. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748619550 ISBN 13 : 9780748619559

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14 Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history. Within this period the Roman world was reconfigured. On a political and constitutional level the patterns of the republic, which sustained an oligarchic regime and a popularist structure, were tr... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The reign of Augustus, the first of the Roman emperors, has been seen, both by contemporaries and over the centuries that have followed, as a pivotal moment in the history of Rome. The final stage in the move to monarchical government and the structures he put in place, which were to last largely unchanged for over two hundred years, ensured this; but Augustus himself remains an enigmatic figure. J. S. Richardson explores the processes which resulted in such a massive shift, and the often unforeseen events which led to the establishment of an empire and a dynasty. Key features:* a pivotal volume in the series* traces the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history* demonstrates how the effectiveness and dominance of Rome as the centre of work power became increasingly obvious

Biographie de l'auteur

John Richardson was Professor of Classics at the University of Edinburgh from 1987 to 2002. His main research interests have been in Roman imperialism (on which he published a book, The Language of Empire, in 2008), Roman Spain (Hispaniae (1986) and The Romans in Spain (1996)) and Roman law, on which he has written many articles in major journals. He was President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1998 to 2001.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0748619550
• ISBN 13: 9780748619559
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320