Augustus - Hardcover

Holland, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0750929103 ISBN 13: 9780750929103

Publisher: The History Press, 2004

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This is the dramatic story of the provincial outsider, born in a backwater and with no expectations of power, who came to found Europe.

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Synopsis:

'He subjected the whole wide earth to the rule of the Roman people' The Deeds of the Divine Augustus This is the dramatic story of the provincial outsider, born in a backwater and with no expectations of power, who came to found Europe. Through his pax romana Augustus created a united Europe and enabled ideas, and Christianity, to spread throughout its territories. In this new book, Richard Holland explores to the full the extraordinary, complex nature of the young and inexperienced tyro who found himself in charge of the most expansive empire on earth; the able politician, fully aware of the 'spin' necessary to make his policies work effectively; the possessive and demonstrative lover who took his second wife from her husband when she was pregnant with her husband's child; the gambler who played for the highest of stakes; the vain man who could be tyrannical and unforgiving, and yet show kindness to a slave. Those he mixed with have sauntered through the pages of history and taken their rightful place upon the stage - Cleopatra, Anthony, Julius Caeser; while Augustus, though just as, and perhaps more, influential, than any, remains elusive.

In this book we will come to know not only Augustus the ruler, but Augustus the man of flesh and blood.

About the Author:

Richard Holland was a journalist for twenty-five years, with eleven years on The Times, His first book on Nero, was published by Sutton in 2000. He lives on the Isle of Man.

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