The dramatic story of Rome’s first emperor, who plunged into Rome’s violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire
Caesar Augustus’ story, one of the most riveting in Western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. Thrusting himself into Rome’s extremely violent politics while yet a very young man, Augustus skillfully maneuvered his way through twisting alliances during years of civil war. Named heir to the murdered Julius Caesar, he outwitted and outlasted far more experienced rivals like Antony and Brutus. Ruling supreme, he reinvented himself as a benevolent man of peace and created a new system of government.
In this highly anticipated biography Goldsworthy puts his deep knowledge of ancient sources to full use, recounting the events of Augustus’ long life in greater detail than ever before. Goldsworthy pins down the man behind the myths: a consummate manipulator, propagandist, and showman, both generous and ruthless. Under Augustus’ rule the empire prospered, yet his success was never assured and the events of his life unfolded with exciting unpredictability. Goldsworthy captures the passion and savagery, the public image and private struggles of the real man whose epic life continues to influence Western history.
Adrian Goldsworthy is a leading historian of the ancient world and author of acclaimed biographies of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra among many other books. He lectures widely and consults on historical documentaries produced by the History Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC. He lives in the Vale of Glamorgan, UK.
《奥古斯都:从革命者到皇帝》:阿德里安·戈兹沃西,社会科学文献出版社。文章里夹杂很多趣事,比如,屋大维写淫诗攻击诽谤政敌,再比如,当他已经是皇帝的时候,遇到某人和自己很像,就问对方母亲是不是常来罗马,而对方说,不,我父亲常来罗马,他也并不生气。但就这样,我...
评分 评分这本书600多页,厚重的没法捧着看,只能正襟危坐看。作者写的前一本书《恺撒:巨人的一生》和这本相映成辉,不过我是恺撒粉,所以无可避免的偏向恺撒。 奥古斯都,原名盖乌斯.屋大维,生于前63年罗马历9月23日,母亲阿提娅,父亲盖乌斯.屋大维,舅公尤里乌斯.恺撒。恺撒被刺身...
评分《奥古斯都:从革命者到皇帝》:阿德里安·戈兹沃西,社会科学文献出版社。文章里夹杂很多趣事,比如,屋大维写淫诗攻击诽谤政敌,再比如,当他已经是皇帝的时候,遇到某人和自己很像,就问对方母亲是不是常来罗马,而对方说,不,我父亲常来罗马,他也并不生气。但就这样,我...
评分《奥古斯都:从革命者到皇帝》:阿德里安·戈兹沃西,社会科学文献出版社。文章里夹杂很多趣事,比如,屋大维写淫诗攻击诽谤政敌,再比如,当他已经是皇帝的时候,遇到某人和自己很像,就问对方母亲是不是常来罗马,而对方说,不,我父亲常来罗马,他也并不生气。但就这样,我...
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