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Augustus - From Revolutionary to Emperor (Hardcover)
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Augustus - From Revolutionary to Emperor (Hardcover)
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In the year 44 BC, when Julius Caesar was killed, Augustus was a
mere teenager who had been adopted into Caesar's household. His
reaction to Caesar's death was to step forward and proclaim himself
Caesar's rightful successor. The Senate did not take him seriously,
but over the following months he raised his own army and, after
defeating Mark Antony in battle, became one of the three most
powerful men in Rome. He was not yet 20 years old. Over the next
ten years he consolidated his power in Rome, and finally overthrew
the last of his rivals in 31 BC. From that moment on Rome became an
empire, and Augustus its first emperor. This is the story of how
one man rose to become the most powerful man in the world, and
stabilised an empire that had been racked by decades of civil war.
Augustus's achievements, and his legacy, are almost unparalleled.
Like Julius Caesar, he presided over a huge expansion in wealth and
territory. Like Caesar he was honoured by having a month of the
year named after him. But unlike Caesar he was able to keep hold of
power for over 40 years, and bequeath the empire, whole, to his
successors.
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