Augustus (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Life and Times of the First Roman EmperorBy Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
Length12h 50m
About this audiobook
Augustus offers a lucid historical portrait of Octavian's rise from Caesar's heir to the architect of imperial Rome. Shuckburgh traces the collapse of the Republic, the rivalries with Antony and Lepidus, the settlement of power after Actium, and the administrative, military, and cultural reforms that defined the Augustan age. Written in the sober, source-conscious prose of late Victorian classical scholarship, the book situates Augustus within both Roman political tradition and the broader literary memory shaped by Virgil, Horace, and later historians. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh was a distinguished English classicist, translator, and historian whose lifelong engagement with Greek and Roman texts informed his narrative method. His work on Polybius and Cicero gave him an acute sense of republican politics, constitutional crisis, and the moral language of Roman public life. These scholarly interests help explain his attraction to Augustus, a ruler whose career demanded careful judgment between ambition, necessity, order, and autocracy. This volume is recommended for readers seeking an accessible yet learned introduction to the first Roman emperor. It will appeal especially to students of classical history, admirers of Victorian historiography, and anyone interested in how political genius can transform civil war into enduring institutions.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (23)
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GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Benito Mussolini: My Autobiography (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH, B.C. 63-44
3CHAPTER II THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE DEATH OF IULIUS CÆSAR
4CHAPTER III THE INHERITANCE
5CHAPTER IV THE CONSULSHIP AND TRIUMVIRATE
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6CHAPTER V PHILIPPI
7CHAPTER VI PERUSIA AND SICILY
8CHAPTER VII ACTIUM
9CHAPTER VIII THE NEW CONSTITUTION, B.C. 30-23
10CHAPTER IX THE FIRST PRINCIPATUS, B.C. 27-23
11CHAPTER X THE IMPERIAL AND MILITARY POLICY OF AUGUSTUS
12CHAPTER XI AUGUSTUS AND HIS WORSHIPPERS
13CHAPTER XII THE REFORMER AND LEGISLATOR
14CHAPTER XIII LATER LIFE AND FAMILY TROUBLES
15CHAPTER XIV THE LAST DAYS
16CHAPTER XV THE EMPEROR AUGUSTUS, HIS CHARACTER AND AIMS, HIS WORK AND FRIENDS
17AUGUSTUS’S ACCOUNT OF HIS REIGN (FROM THE INSCRIPTION IN THE TEMPLE OF ROME AND AUGUSTUS AT ANGORA)
18FOOTNOTES
19INDEX
20Memorable Quotes
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