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The failure of Augustus : essays on the interpretation of a paradox / by E. A. Judge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Judge, E. A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religions--History.
- Religions.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 393 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- Augustus did not mean to become the "Founder of the Roman Empire". We only say this to make sense of what happened later. At the time, there were indeed suspicions. However, Augustus plugged on with his propaganda, with a proud and clear aim in mind. In the end, though, his own persistence defeated him.In all history, we must first find out what was true at the time. This book focuses always on the particular words of Augustus, and how his mind could be read from them. It is not concerned with any contemporary focus of research in Augustan studies, but offers, rather, a sustained argument over the primacy of the original sources in any historical interpretation. Behind that lies the question of truth itself in any history.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Dedication
- Frontispiece
- Contents
- Tables &
- Figures
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- Chapter Twenty-Four
- Chapter Twenty-Five
- Chapter Twenty-Six
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-2934-7
- OCLC:
- 1183030770
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