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The House of Augustus : A Historical Detective Story /

A radical reexamination of the textual and archaeological evidence about Augustus and the PalatineCaesar Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), who is usually thought of as the first Roman emperor, lived on the Palatine Hill, the place from which the word "palace" originates. A startling reassessment of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiseman, T. P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Understanding Augustus
  • 2. History and Archaeology
  • 3. The Palace
  • 4. Palatine Prehistory
  • 5. Palatine Legends
  • 6. The Romulus Paradigm
  • 7. Commander Caesar and His Gods
  • 8. The Temple and the Portico
  • 9. Palatine Poets
  • 10. A Miscarriage of Justice
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • General Index
  • Index of Passages