Augustus, From Revolutionary to Emperor

Resumen del libro

Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his bed. The system he created would endure for centuries.

Yet, despite his exceptional success, he is a difficult man to pin down, and far less well-known than his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. His story is not always edifying: he murdered his opponents, exiled his daughter when she failed to conform and freely made and broke alliances as he climbed ever higher. However, the peace and stability he fostered were real, and under his rule the empire prospered.

Adrian Goldsworthy examines the ancient sources to understand the man and his times.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;b Adrian Goldsworthyx{0026}lt;/b es doctor en Historia y uno de los autores más exitosos. Estudió en el St Johns College de Oxford y ha impartido clases en varias universidades. Entre sus libros, traducidos a más de una docena de idiomas, cabe destacar el x{0026}lt;i bestseller César. La biografía definitiva, La caída del Imperio romano, Antonio y Cleopatra, Augusto, Pax Romana, Filipo y Alejandro/i y la novela histórica x{0026}lt;i Soldados de honor,x{0026}lt;/i todos ellos publicados con gran éxito en La Esfera de los Libros. Dedicado exclusivamente a la escritura, en la actualidad colabora en documentales televisivos sobre temas romanos.x{0026}lt;/p