Augustus : the biography

Born to a plebeian family in 63 BC, Octavian was a young solder training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assassination - and discovered that he was the dictator's sole political heir. With the opportunism and instinct for propaganda that were to characterize his rule, Octavian rallied huge financial, military and political backing to eliminate his opponents, end the bloody turmoil that had so long wracked Rome and, finally, take autocratic control of a state devoted to republicanism. He became Augustus - Rome's first Emperor, and the founder of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. In this monumental biography, translated into English for the first time by Anthea Bell, Jochen Bleicken tells the story of a man who found himself a demi-god in his own lifetime and paints a portrait of one of the most dramatic periods of Roman history. Born To A Plebeian Family In 63 Bc, Octavian Was A Young Soldier Training Abroad When He Heard News Of Julius Caesar's Brutal Assassination - And Discovered That He Was The Dictator's Sole Political Heir. With The Opportunism And Instinct For Propaganda That Were To Characterise His Rule, Octavian Rallied Huge Financial, Military And Political Backing To Eliminate His Opponents, End The Bloody Turmoil That Had So Long Wracked Rome And, Finally, Take Autocratic Control Of A State Devoted To Republicanism. He Became Augustus - Rome's First Emperor, And The Founder Of The Greatest Empire The World Had Ever Seen. In This Biography, Jochen Bleicken Tells The Story Of A Man Who Found Himself A Demi-god In His Own Lifetime And Paints A Portrait Of One Of The Most Dramatic Periods Of Roman History. 1 The Ides Of March, P.1 -- 2 The Dictator's Heir, P.33 -- 3 Cicero And Octavian Against Antony, P.72 -- 4 The Fall Of The Old Order, P.100 -- 5 Rome Under The Despotism Of The Generals, P.148 -- The Generals In Contention For Sole Rule, P.204 -- 7 Establishing The Monarchy As A Principate, P.259 -- 8 The Principate As Idea And Reality, P.326 -- 9 The Government Of The Empire Lo Rome, Italy And The Roman Empire, P344 -- 11 The New Leadership Class, P.422 -- 12 Self-presentation Of The Monarchy: The Romans' Understanding Of Their Time, P.454 -- 13 The Army Of Augustus, P.483 -- 14 Military Expansion After 16 Bc, P.504 -- 15 The Struggle For The Succession And The Last Years, P.557 -- 16 Epilogue, P.602 -- Notes, P.621 -- Chronology, P.717 -- Family Trees, P.724 -- Literature On The Augustan Period, P. 731 -- Acknowledgements, P.743 -- Index, P.745. Jochen Bleicken, Translated By Anthea Bell. First Published In German By Alexander Fest Verlag, Berlin, 1998. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 731-742) And Index. Features a young soldier training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assassination - and discovered that he was the dictator's sole political heir. This book reveals the story of a man who found himself a demi-god in his own lifetime and paints a portrait of one of the most dramatic periods of Roman history. Biografie van de eerste Romeinse keizer (63 v. Chr.-14 n. Chr.) NL-ZmNBD