HTY 300:Revolution; Professor Moon's Library Instruction: Revolution in Rome (following Caesar's death)

Cover; Rome's Revolution; Series; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; 1 The Historian's Problem: The Augustan Paradox; 2 Death of a Dictator; 3 The Crisis of the Republic; 4 Caesar and Pompey; 5 Mutina: The Last Battle of the Republic; 6 A Victory Lost: The Defeat of the Senate; 7 The Revolution Begins; 8 Death in Rome; 9 The Triumvirs' Victory; 10 The Soldiers' Peace; 11 The Triumviral Wars; 12 Antony and Cleopatra: Love and its Enemies; 13 The Invention of Augustus; 14 The Augustan Republic; 15 Anarchy and Power; 16 The Augustan Order; 17 The Imperial Monarchy.
18 Death of an EmperorTimeline; Cast of Characters; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

In this updated edition of his concise biography, Werner Eck tells the extraordinary story of Augustus, Rome's first monarch. Incorporates literary, archaeological, and legal sources to provide a vivid narrative of Augustus' brutal rise to power Written by one of the world's leading experts on the Roman empire Traces the history of the Roman revolution and Rome's transformation from a republic to an empire Includes a new chapter on legislation, further information on the monuments of the Augustan period, more maps and illustrations, and a stemma of Augustus' family Thorough, straightforward, and organized chronologically, this is an ideal resource for anyone approaching the subject for the first time