Category: Biography
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Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy: Power, Pragmatism, and the Making of the Roman Principate
Read more: Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy: Power, Pragmatism, and the Making of the Roman PrincipateAdrian Goldsworthy follows Octavian from the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination to his four decades as Augustus. He shows how a young heir secured power through civil war and gradually reshaped Roman government, grounding the narrative in military and political detail.