Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor

Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor

Augustus, born Gaius Octavious Thurinus in 63 BCE, was the first emperor of Rome. From the moment his great uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, died when he was eighteen, his life was one action-packed conflict after another. From the unexpected inheritance of a hefty fortune and a heap of responsibilities, to fighting off a foe who should be a friend, to seeking revenge on Caesarâ‚¬s assassins, he had his work cut out for him. Throw in an affair with a beautiful woman who happened to be pregnant and married to an aristocrat, an unruly daughter, and roomful of Senators who just didnâ‚¬t know how to get things done, and youâ‚¬ve got one heck of a life.

Augustus succeeded at many things during his nearly forty-year run as the leader of the Roman world. He reinvented the skyline of Rome, had the sewer system cleaned out and made to function, conquered Egypt and routed their plentiful grain to a starving Roman Empire, and promoted traditional Roman family valuesâ‚¬"not to be confused with traditional modern American or Western European family valuesâ‚¬"by giving attractive benefits to those who got married and had multiple children.

Along with revitalizing the city, Augustus sought to promote great writers like Virgil and Horace and encourage a renewal of religious piety. Changing laws was easy enough, but changing hearts proved to be a rather difficult matter. In his book entitled Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor author Simon T. Bailey brilliantly captures the true essence of Augustus as well as the time period in which he ruled in ancient Rome.
Country USA
Manufacturer Make Profits Easy LLC
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Make Profits Easy LLC
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-09-13
Format	Kindle eBook

Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor

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