The First Emperor: Caesar Augustus and the Triumph of Rome by Anthony Everitt
$18.00
Anthony Everitt’s biography of Augustus traces the rise of Octavian from Julius Caesar’s young heir to the ruler who ended the Roman Republic’s civil wars and established the political system that became the Roman Empire. Everitt combines political history with a portrait of Augustus’s personality, family, allies and rivals, including Mark Antony, Cleopatra and Agrippa.
Book details
Author: Anthony Everitt
Publisher: John Murray
Publication year: 2006
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 399
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0719554942
ISBN-13: 9780719554940
Condition
Ex-library hardcover with Porirua Public Library barcode sticker on the front dust jacket and library markings. Dust jacket has rubbing, edge and corner wear, creasing, and small chips/tears around the head of the spine. General shelf and handling wear.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANCIENT GREEK & LATIN LITERATURE, ANCIENT HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, NON-FICTION BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: ANCIENT HISTORY, ANCIENT ROME, ANTHONY EVERITT, AUGUSTUS, BIOGRAPHY, BOOKS, CAESAR AUGUSTUS, EX LIBRARY, JOHN MURRAY, NON FICTION, ROMAN HISTORY
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