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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
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Excellent history of the life of Augustus. It covers his actions as well as the personalities that surrounded him both before and during his rise to power.
I liked it but it wasn't enough. I understand that much of what we know about Ancient Rome is supposition, especially in regards to an individual but somehow this book almost came across as all supposition. Was it the way he wrote it?? Do we really know so little??
This book concentrates on the early life of Augustus. His childhood, his rise to power and his consolidation of that power. It dwells on very little in depth, making it a good overall perspective on the making of the emperor but not good for the later years or the details of his personal family, which can get quite complicated. It does attempt to address some of the rumors and assumptions of poisonings and murder but never really manages to dispel them.
This is a great beginning to learning about this era of Roman history but should not be the end.
This book concentrates on the early life of Augustus. His childhood, his rise to power and his consolidation of that power. It dwells on very little in depth, making it a good overall perspective on the making of the emperor but not good for the later years or the details of his personal family, which can get quite complicated. It does attempt to address some of the rumors and assumptions of poisonings and murder but never really manages to dispel them.
This is a great beginning to learning about this era of Roman history but should not be the end.
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3.5 stars. Not bad, but I wish I had access to the maps and charts in the book.
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