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Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire, Richard Alston
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- Summary
- "On March 15th, 44 BC a group of senators stabbed Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome. By his death, they hoped to restore Rome's Republic. Instead, they unleashed a revolution. By December of that year, Rome was plunged into a violent civil war. Three men--Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian--emerged as leaders of a revolutionary regime, which crushed all opposition. In time, Lepidus was removed, Antony and Cleopatra were dispatched, and Octavian stood alone as sole ruler of Rome. He became Augustus, Rome's first emperor, and by the time of his death in AD 14 the 500-year-old republic was but a distant memory and the birth of one of history's greatest empires was complete. Rome's Revolution provides a riveting narrative of this tumultuous period of change. Historian Richard Alston digs beneath the high politics of Cicero, Caesar, Antony, and Octavian to reveal the experience of the common Roman citizen and soldier. He portrays the revolution as the crisis of a brutally competitive society, both among the citizenry and among the ruling class whose legitimacy was under threat. Throughout, he sheds new light on the motivations that drove men to march on their capital city and slaughter their compatriots. He also shows the reasons behind and the immediate legacy of the awe inspiringly successful and ruthless reign of Emperor Augustus. An enthralling story of ancient warfare, social upheaval, and personal betrayal, Rome's Revolution offers an authoritative new account of an epoch which still haunts us today."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 385 pages
- Contents
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- The historian's problem: the Augustan Paradox
- Death of a dictator
- The crisis of the republic
- Caesar and Pompey
- Mutina: the last battle of the republic
- A victory lost: the defeat of the senate
- The revolution begins
- Death in Rome
- The triumvirs' victory
- The soldiers' peace
- The triumvirs' wars
- Antony and Cleopatra: love and its enemies
- The invention of Augustus
- The Augustan republic
- Anarchy and power
- The Augustan order
- The imperial monarchy
- Death of an emperor
- Timeline
- Cast of characters
- Bibliography
- Isbn
- 9780199739769
- Label
- Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire
- Title
- Rome's revolution
- Title remainder
- death of the republic and birth of the empire
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Alston
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "On March 15th, 44 BC a group of senators stabbed Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome. By his death, they hoped to restore Rome's Republic. Instead, they unleashed a revolution. By December of that year, Rome was plunged into a violent civil war. Three men--Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian--emerged as leaders of a revolutionary regime, which crushed all opposition. In time, Lepidus was removed, Antony and Cleopatra were dispatched, and Octavian stood alone as sole ruler of Rome. He became Augustus, Rome's first emperor, and by the time of his death in AD 14 the 500-year-old republic was but a distant memory and the birth of one of history's greatest empires was complete. Rome's Revolution provides a riveting narrative of this tumultuous period of change. Historian Richard Alston digs beneath the high politics of Cicero, Caesar, Antony, and Octavian to reveal the experience of the common Roman citizen and soldier. He portrays the revolution as the crisis of a brutally competitive society, both among the citizenry and among the ruling class whose legitimacy was under threat. Throughout, he sheds new light on the motivations that drove men to march on their capital city and slaughter their compatriots. He also shows the reasons behind and the immediate legacy of the awe inspiringly successful and ruthless reign of Emperor Augustus. An enthralling story of ancient warfare, social upheaval, and personal betrayal, Rome's Revolution offers an authoritative new account of an epoch which still haunts us today."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alston, Richard
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG254
- LC item number
- .A47 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Ancient warfare and civilization
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rome
- Rome
- Caesar, Julius
- Antonius, Marcus
- Cleopatra
- Augustus
- Label
- Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire, Richard Alston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-378) and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The historian's problem: the Augustan Paradox -- Death of a dictator -- The crisis of the republic -- Caesar and Pompey -- Mutina: the last battle of the republic -- A victory lost: the defeat of the senate -- The revolution begins -- Death in Rome -- The triumvirs' victory -- The soldiers' peace -- The triumvirs' wars -- Antony and Cleopatra: love and its enemies -- The invention of Augustus -- The Augustan republic -- Anarchy and power -- The Augustan order -- The imperial monarchy -- Death of an emperor -- Timeline -- Cast of characters -- Bibliography
- Control code
- ocn893455438
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 385 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199739769
- Lccn
- 2014049749
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893455438
- Label
- Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire, Richard Alston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-378) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The historian's problem: the Augustan Paradox -- Death of a dictator -- The crisis of the republic -- Caesar and Pompey -- Mutina: the last battle of the republic -- A victory lost: the defeat of the senate -- The revolution begins -- Death in Rome -- The triumvirs' victory -- The soldiers' peace -- The triumvirs' wars -- Antony and Cleopatra: love and its enemies -- The invention of Augustus -- The Augustan republic -- Anarchy and power -- The Augustan order -- The imperial monarchy -- Death of an emperor -- Timeline -- Cast of characters -- Bibliography
- Control code
- ocn893455438
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 385 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199739769
- Lccn
- 2014049749
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893455438
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