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Augustus : Image and Substance.

Throughout a long and spectacularly successful political life, the Emperor Augustus (63BC-AD14) was a master of spin. Barbara Levick exposes the techniques which he used to disguise the ruthlessness of his rise to power and to enhance his successes once power was achieved. There was, she argues, les...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levick, Barbara
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Throughout a long and spectacularly successful political life, the Emperor Augustus (63BC-AD14) was a master of spin. Barbara Levick exposes the techniques which he used to disguise the ruthlessness of his rise to power and to enhance his successes once power was achieved. There was, she argues, less difference than might appear between the ambitious youth who overthrew Anthony and Cleopatra and the admired Emperor of later years. However seemingly benevolent his autocracy and substantial his achievements, Augustus' overriding purpose was always to keep himself and his dynasty in po.
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages)
ISBN:9781317867449
1317867440