| Res Gestae Divi Augusti Contributor(s): Augustus (Author), Cooley, Alison E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521601282 ISBN-13: 9780521601283 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Provides a new text, translation and detailed commentary for this seminal work for the study of Roman history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 937.07 |
| LCCN: 2008055927 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.45 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students of all levels. The commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and historical matters. It elucidates how Augustus understood his role in Roman society, and how he wished to be remembered by posterity; and it sets this picture that emerges from the Res Gestae into the context of the emergence both of a new visual language and of an official set of expressions. The book also includes illustrations in order to demonstrate how the Augustan era witnessed the rise of a whole new visual language. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cooley, Alison E.: - Alison E. Cooley is Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. Recent books include Becoming Roman, Writing Latin?: Literacy and Epigraphy in the Roman West (2002; edited) and Pompeii (2004). |
