Augustus and the Creation of the Roman Empire: A Brief History with Documents

by Ronald Mellor

Offering multiple viewpoints of the rise, achievements, and legacy of Caesar Augustus and his empire, Augustus and the Creation of the Roman Empire encourages the examination of such subjects as the military in war and peacetime, the social and cultural context of political change, the reform of administration, and the personality of the emperor himself.

Genres: History, Roman History

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2005

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mellor's introduction/brief history was overly-fawning and seemed to make the common mistake of liberally heaping praise on historical figures in proportion to the length of time that has passed since they lived and the scarcity of reliable sources on them. The other half of the book, however, is a very well-organized collection of primary sources which has a prologue summarizing each author's historical/social context and similar, smaller prefaces for each article. This work does a good job of giving a context for primary sources.

[Jonathan]

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