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The Roman history : the reign of Augustus
- Title
- The Roman history : the reign of Augustus / Cassius Dio ; translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert ; with an introduction by John Carter.
- Author
- Cassius Dio Cocceianus.
- Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; New York : Penguin Books, 1987.
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- Additional Authors
- Scott-Kilvert, Ian.
- Description
- 348 pages : maps; 20 cm.
- Summary
- Brings to life for us the unrest and conspiracies, the struggle over the imperial succession, the prodigies and portents, the military campaigns all the way from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia. The author shows us the ruthless power-seeking as the 400-year-old republic finally collapsed and makes a great set-piece of the battle of Actium -- where Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra to become master of the world. He also inserts fictionalized speeches into his narrative, which offer his own profound political reflections or dramatize the many different attitudes to the emperor. The fascinating debate between the great general Agrippa and Maecenas (the patron of Horace and Virgil) on the merits of republicanism and monarchy confronts issues which are still very much alive today.
- Series Statement
- Penguin classics
- Uniform Title
- Roman history. Book 50-56. English
- Penguin classics.
- Alternative Title
- Roman history. Book 50-56.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Contains Books 50-56, running from 32 B.C. to A.D. 14"--Page [1].
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-297).
- Language (note)
- Translation from the Latin.
- Contents
- Introduction by John Carter -- Bibliographical note -- Acknowledgements -- A note on the text. THE ROMAN HISTORY. Notes -- Chronological table -- List of consuls -- Key to place-names -- Maps. Index.
- Call Number
- JFD 88-11205
- ISBN
- 0140444483
- 9780140444483
- LCCN
- 87157617
- OCLC
- 16160011
- Author
- Cassius Dio Cocceianus.
- Title
- The Roman history : the reign of Augustus / Cassius Dio ; translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert ; with an introduction by John Carter.
- Imprint
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; New York : Penguin Books, 1987.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Penguin classicsPenguin classics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-297).
- Language
- Translation from the Latin.
- Chronological Term
- 30 B.C. - 14 A.D.
- Added Author
- Scott-Kilvert, Ian.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Roman history. Book 50-56. English. Roman history. Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; New York : Penguin Books, 1987 (OCoLC)572528433
- Research Call Number
- JFD 88-11205