Augustus
The Life of Rome's First Emperor
$47.72
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2007
Summary
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus’s accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812970586 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812970586 |
| Author: | Anthony Everitt |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 459g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Anthony Everitt
Anthony Everitt, visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University, has written extensively on European culture, has contributed to The Guardian and Financial Times, and is the author of Cicero. He once served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. Everitt lives near Colchester, England’s first recorded town, founded by the Romans.
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