The Romans in the Age of Augustus

Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this book offers a fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the rule of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.

• Written in an easily accessible style, making it the ideal introduction to Augustan Rome for those with little previous knowledge
• Offers compelling insight into the workings of Roman society during this pivotal period in its history
• Incorporates the most recent scholarship on aspects of Augustus's reign including the armed forces, religion, and intellectual and cultural life
• Andrew Lintott is a widely respected expert on the Roman Republic

List of Figures.

List of Maps.

Preface.

Abbreviations.

1 Introduction.

2 The Growth of an Empire.

3 The Crisis of the Late Republic.

4 The Emperor and his People.

5 Town and Country.

6 Customs, Culture, and Ideas.

7 The Armed Services and the Frontiers.

Notes.

References.

Index.

“The book is complemented by 19 figures and 5 maps. It quickly brings the reader into the world of Augustus in an engaging style.” (Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin, 1 December 2013)

"Highly recommended. General collections/public libraries." (Choice, 1 May 2011)

"It is...a pleasure to report on The Romans in the age of Augustus (63 BC to AD 14) inBlackwell's excellent series ‘The Peoples of Europe'.This short overview, just under 170 pages long (plusendnotes, references and index), grew out of ANDREWLINTOTT's teaching at Oxford and the BritishSchool at Rome: it packs a tremendous amount ofinformation on the period with consummate ease." (Antiquity, December 2010)

Andrew Lintott is retired Professor of Roman History at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He has written widely on the Roman Republic, including Violence in Republican Rome (1968, 2nd edn. 1999), Imperium Romanum (1993), The Roman Republic (2000), The Constitution of the Roman Republic (1999) and Cicero as Evidence: A Historian's Companion (2008). He also co-edited volume IX of the Cambridge Ancient History volume, 2e (1994). Providing a snapshot of the ancient Romans as they were at the height of their success, The Romans in the Age of Augustus is a fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the pivotal transition from Republic to Empire. The rule of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (63 BC-AD14), was characterized by military expansionism, social and religious reform, and achievements in literature and the arts that marked the high-point of Roman classicism.

Providing a broad historical context for the period, Andrew Lintott begins with a description of the process through which a collection of villages developed into Rome, the dominant city of the Mediterranean. He goes on to explain how the structure and institutions of Roman society developed during the reign of Augustus, describing its economic base and its workings, and demonstrates how the shift from Republic to Empire affected the public and private lives of individuals.

Written in a highly accessible style, and incorporating the most recent scholarship, this book offers fascinating insights into Augustus's Rome, and serves as an ideal introduction to the subject for students with no prior knowledge.

"Roman historians already keep Lintott's Imperium Romanum, Constitution of the Roman Republic, and Cicero as Evidence at their fingertips and assign them for their courses. Here is another in that tradition. Modestly styled an "ethnography," Romans in the Age of Augustus is in fact a political, social, and cultural history of Rome and Italy at the crucial moment in their history, filled with living, breathing individuals."
—Greg Rowe, University of Victoria

"Lintott's admirably concise treatment is especially strong on the Republican background of Augustus' rule and everyday aspects of his government."
—Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin