{"product_id":"the-age-of-augustus-9781405151498","title":"The Age of Augustus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates literary, archaeological, and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of Augustus' brutal rise to power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' family\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWerner Eck\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at Cologne University. He is one of the foremost Roman imperial historians in the world and his publications include \u003ci\u003eDie Verwaltung des r?mischen Reiches in der Hohen Kaiserzeit\u003c\/i\u003e (1995, 1998), \u003ci\u003eDas senatus consultum de Cn. Pisone patre\u003c\/i\u003e (with A. Caballos and F. Fern?ndez, 1996), \u003ci\u003eTra epigrafia, prosopografia e archeologia: Scritti scelti, rielaborati ed aggiornati\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eDas r?mische K?ln. Geschichte einer Stadt im Rahmen des Imperium Romanum\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He is co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eZeitschrift f?r Papyrologie und Epigraphik.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849772470546,"sku":"9781405151498","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db8627c1-dd62-4853-bcf1-317c11115bef.jpg?v=1737401845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-age-of-augustus-9781405151498","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}