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100	1		_aGalinsky, Karl _d(1942-....) _eAuteur _4070 _9104304
245	1	0	_aAugustus : _bintroduction to the life of an emperor / _cKarl Galinsky
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012
300			_a(XXIV, 200 p.)
504			_aBibliogr. p. 187-190
500			_aKarl Galinsky is the Cailloux Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas, Austin.
520			_aAugustus, Rome's first emperor, is one of the great figures of world history and one of the most fascinating. In this lively and concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus' life from childhood to deification. He chronicles the mosaic of vicissitudes, challenges, setbacks and successes that shaped Augustus' life, both public and private. How did he use his power? How did he manage to keep re-inventing himself? What kind of man was he? A transformative leader, Augustus engineered profound change in Rome and throughout the Mediterranean world. No one would have expected such vast achievements from the frail and little-known eighteen-year-old who became Caesar's heir amid turmoil and crisis. A mere thirteen years later, after defeating Antony and Cleopatra, he had, in his words, 'power over all things'
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