Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire

Publication Data

• Title Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire
• Author Richard Alston
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date 2015
• Publication location New York, NY
• Language English

Contents

The historian's problem: the Augustan Paradox
Death of a dictator
The crisis of the republic
Caesar and Pompey
Mutina: the last battle of the republic
A victory lost: the defeat of the senate
The revolution begins
Death in Rome
The triumvirs' victory
The soldiers' peace
The triumvirs' wars
Antony and Cleopatra: love and its enemies
The invention of Augustus
The Augustan republic
Anarchy and power
The Augustan order
The imperial monarchy
Death of an emperor
Cast of characters
Bibliography.

Topics

• Rome :: History :: Republic, 265-30 B.C.
• Rome :: History :: Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
• Rome

Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire by Richard Alston. ISBN 9780199739769. Published by Oxford University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.