Augustan Rome, 44 BC to AD 14: The Restoration of the Republic and the Establishment of the Empire (The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome series)

<p>xviii, 266pp. Illustrated. laminated light card covers. 8vo. Neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.</p> <p>The reign of Augustus, the first of the Roman emperors, has been seen as a pivotal moment in the history of Rome. The final stage in the move to monarchical government and the structures he put in place, which were to last largely unchanged for over two hundred years, ensured this; but Augustus himself remains an enigmatic figure.</p>