Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14

Author: J. S. Richardson
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748629041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history. Within this period the Roman world was reconfigured. On a political and constitutional level the patterns of the republic, which sustained an oligarchic regime and a popularist structure, were transformed into a monarchical dictatorship in which the earlier elements continued to function. On an imperial level, the growth in Roman power reached what was virtually its apogee. In literature and the visual arts, new forms of expression, based on those of the previous generations but closely linked to the new regime, showed great achievements. In society and the economy, the effectiveness and dominance of Rome as the centre of world power became increasingly obvious.

Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14

Author: John S. Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780748655328
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description

Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14

Author: J. S Richardson
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748655336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285

From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC–AD 14)

Author: Clare Rowan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107037484
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
A richly illustrated introduction to the contribution of Roman and provincial coinage to the history of this period, aimed at undergraduates.

The Roman World 44 BC–AD 180

Author: Martin Goodman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134943857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 405

Book Description
Goodman presents a lucid and balanced picture of the Roman world examining the Roman empire from a variety of perspectives; cultural, political, civic, social and religious.

Rome's Enemies Within

Author: John S McHugh
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1399061593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
The greatest danger to Roman emperors was the threat of deadly conspiracies arising among the Senate, the imperial court or even their own families All the emperors that reigned from Augustus to the end of the first century AD faced such efforts to overthrow or assassinate them. John McHugh uncovers these conspiracies, narrating them and seeking to explain them. The underlying cause in many cases was the decline in influence, patronage and status granted by emperors to the Senatorial class, leading some to seek power for themselves or a more generous candidate. Attempted assassinations or coups led the emperors to mistrust the Senate and rely more on freedmen, causing more resentment. Paranoid emperors often reacted to the merest hint of treason, real or imagined, with punishments and executions, leading more of those around them to consider desperate measures out of self-preservation. And of course, amid this vicious circle of poisonous mistrust, there were ambitious family members promoting their own (or their offspring’s) claims to the purple, and the duplicitous Praetorian Guard. John McHugh brings to light a century of assassination, conspiracy and betrayal, exploring the motives and aims of the plotters and the bloody cost of success or failure.

The Augustan Age 44BC - AD14

Author: Ken Webb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977597284
Category : Higher School Certificate Examination (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Everything you wanted to know about the Augustan age: 44BC - AD 14, but were afraid to ask.

Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363

Author: Jill Harries
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748653953
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
This book is about the reinvention of the Roman Empire during the eighty years between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Julian.

From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565

Author: A. D. Lee
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748631755
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Between the deaths of the Emperors Julian (363) and Justinian (565), the Roman Empire underwent momentous changes. Most obviously, control of the west was lost to barbarian groups during the fifth century, and although parts were recovered by Justinian, the empire's centre of gravity shifted irrevocably to the east, with its focal point now the city of Constantinople. Equally important was the increasing dominance of Christianity not only in religious life, but also in politics, society and culture. Doug Lee charts these and other significant developments which contributed to the transformation of ancient Rome and its empire into Byzantium and the early medieval west. By emphasising the resilience of the east during late antiquity and the continuing vitality of urban life and the economy, this volume offers an alternative perspective to the traditional paradigm of decline and fall.

Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14-2014

Author: Penelope J. Goodman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110842368X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435

Book Description
Explores two thousand years of radically changing opinions on the emperor Augustus, and what they reveal about the historical individual.