The Romans in the Age of Augustus

by Andrew Lintott

Overview

Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this book offers a fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the rule of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.

• Written in an easily accessible style, making it the ideal introduction to Augustan Rome for those with little previous knowledge
• Offers compelling insight into the workings of Roman society during this pivotal period in its history
• Incorporates the most recent scholarship on aspects of Augustus's reign including the armed forces, religion, and intellectual and cultural life
• Andrew Lintott is a widely respected expert on the Roman Republic

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405176545
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/15/2010
Series:	The Peoples of Europe , #17
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Andrew Lintott is retired Professor of Roman History at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He has written widely on the Roman Republic, including Violence in Republican Rome (1968, 2^nd edn. 1999), Imperium Romanum (1993), The Roman Republic (2000), The Constitution of the Roman Republic (1999) and Cicero as Evidence: A Historian's Companion (2008). He also co-edited volume IX of the Cambridge Ancient History volume, 2e (1994).

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Table of Contents

List of Figures vi

List of Maps vii

Preface viii

Abbreviations x

1 Introduction 1

2 The Growth of an Empire 12

3 The Crisis of the Late Republic 39

4 The Emperor and his People 77

5 Town and Country 105

6 Customs, Culture, and Ideas 132

7 The Armed Services and the Frontiers 159

Notes 166

References 183

Index 192

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Roman historians already keep Lintott's Imperium Romanum, Constitution of the Roman Republic, and Cicero as Evidence at their fingertips and assign them for their courses. Here is another in that tradition. Modestly styled an "ethnography," Romans in the Age of Augustus is in fact a political, social, and cultural history of Rome and Italy at the crucial moment in their history, filled with living, breathing individuals."
—Greg Rowe, University of Victoria

"Lintott's admirably concise treatment is especially strong on the Republican background of Augustus' rule and everyday aspects of his government."
—Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin

Editorial Reviews

The book is complemented by 19 figures and 5 maps.  It quickly brings the reader into the world of Augustus in an engaging style.”  (Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin, 1 December 2013)

"Highly recommended. General collections/public libraries." (Choice, 1 May 2011)

"It is...a pleasure to report on The Romans in the age of Augustus (63 BC to AD 14) inBlackwell's excellent series ‘The Peoples of Europe'.This short overview, just under 170 pages long (plusendnotes, references and index), grew out of ANDREWLINTOTT's teaching at Oxford and the BritishSchool at Rome: it packs a tremendous amount ofinformation on the period with consummate ease." (Antiquity, December 2010)

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