{"product_id":"augustus-image-and-substance-9780582894211","title":"Augustus: Image and Substance","description":"\u003cp\u003eAugustus Caesar was a fascinating and controversial man - arguably the most important figure in Roman history. A shrewd politician, he was able to achieve ultimate power in Rome. His political life (44 BC - AD 14) was dedicated to convert the failing Republic to a successful Principate which lasted for centuries, and his political legacy lives on today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biographical study of Augustus seeks to expose the calculating methods used throughout his political life, arguing that they disguised the ruthlessness of his climb to the top and his subsequent hold on it, while enhancing his successes. Focusing on Augustus as the first \"spin doctor\", Barbara Levick's polemic interpretation emphasises the methods of his acquisition and maintenance of power and gives central importance to the deviousness and manipulation at the heart of his success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Levick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780582894211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Levick is Fellow and Tutor Emeritus, St. Hilda's College, Oxford. She has published extensively on Roman history, with titles including \u003cem\u003eTiberius the Politician\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 1999), \u003cem\u003eVespasian\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 1999), \u003cem\u003eClaudius\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2001) The \u003cem\u003eGovernment of the Roman Empire, second edition\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2001) and \u003cem\u003eJulia Domna: Syrian Empress\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697634111603,"sku":"9780582894211","price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ee473a52-62cb-4d6a-bc14-9cfeef09f8fe.jpg?v=1775244608","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/augustus-image-and-substance-9780582894211","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}