{"product_id":"the-romans-in-the-age-of-augustus-isbn-9781405176545","title":"The Romans in the Age of Augustus","description":"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.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an easily accessible style, making it the ideal introduction to Augustan Rome for those with little previous knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers compelling insight into the workings of Roman society during this pivotal period in its history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the most recent scholarship on aspects of Augustus's reign including the armed forces, religion, and intellectual and cultural life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAndrew Lintott is a widely respected expert on the Roman Republic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Growth of an Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Crisis of the Late Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Emperor and his People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Town and Country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Customs, Culture, and Ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Armed Services and the Frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The book is complemented by 19 figures and 5 maps.  It quickly brings the reader into the world of Augustus in an engaging style.”  (\u003ci\u003eNear East Archaeological Society Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \"Highly recommended. General collections\/public libraries.\" (Choice, 1 May 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"This aside, The Romans in the Age of Augustus presents a complex topic in an accessible format and would make a useful addition to courses on Roman history as well as to those that offer general surveys of the ancient world\". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 18 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is...a pleasure to report on \u003ci\u003eThe Romans in the age of Augustus\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\" (\u003ci\u003eAntiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Lintott\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eViolence in Republican Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (1968, 2nd edn. 1999), \u003ci\u003eImperium Romanum\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eCicero as Evidence: A Historian's Companion\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He also co-edited volume IX of the \u003ci\u003eCambridge Ancient History volume\u003c\/i\u003e, 2e (1994).  Providing a snapshot of the ancient Romans as they were at the height of their success, \u003ci\u003eThe Romans in the Age of Augustus\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003eProviding 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Roman historians already keep Lintott's \u003ci\u003eImperium Romanum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConstitution of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCicero as Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e at their fingertips and assign them for their courses. Here is another in that tradition. Modestly styled an \"ethnography,\" \u003ci\u003eRomans in the Age of Augustus\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGreg Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Victoria  \u003cp\u003e\"Lintott's admirably concise treatment is especially strong on the Republican background of Augustus' rule and everyday aspects of his government.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKarl Galinsky\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990333112549,"sku":"NP9781405176545","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405176545.jpg?v=1761787396","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-romans-in-the-age-of-augustus-isbn-9781405176545","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}