Название: Augustus: First Emperor of Rome
Автор: Adrian Goldsworthy
Издательство: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300178727
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 624
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 10,0 МБ
Язык: Английский
The dramatic story of Rome's first emperor, who plunged into Rome's violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire
Caesar Augustus' story, one of the most riveting in Western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. Thrusting himself into Rome's extremely violent politics while yet a very young man, Augustus skillfully maneuvered his way through twisting alliances during years of civil war. Named heir to the murdered Julius Caesar, he outwitted and outlasted far more experienced rivals like Antony and Brutus. Ruling supreme, he reinvented himself as a benevolent man of peace and created a new system of government.