Augustus : image and substance / Barbara Levick.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levick, Barbara
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Psychology.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Influence.
Emperors > Rome > Biography.
Rome > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Rome > History > Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Rome > Politics and government > 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Political leadership > Rome > Case studies.
Genre:
Biography.
Case studies.
Physical Description:xxiv, 351 pages : illustrations
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Introduction: The enigma
  • Octavian : heir of an autocrat
  • Augustus : political evolution
  • Techniques of management and the feel-good factor
  • Opposition and discontent
  • The self-presentation of a monarch
  • Augustus in art and literature
  • Unmasking a god
  • Glossary.