The House of Augustus : A Historical Detective Story /

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This book serves as a reexamination of the textual and archaeological evidence about Augustus and the Palatine. Caesar 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 reassessment...

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Main Author: Wiseman, T. P. (Timothy Peter) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Heads of state.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Chefs d'État > Rome.
Heads of state > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-14 (Auguste)
Rome > History > Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding Augustus
  • History and Archaeology
  • The Palace
  • Palatine Prehistory
  • Palatine Legends
  • The Romulus Paradigm
  • Commander Caesar and His Gods
  • The Temple and the Portico
  • Palatine Poets
  • A Miscarriage of Justice.

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