Cambridge Ancient History: The Augustan Empire, 43 B.C.-A.D. 69 (Hardcover)

Lecturer in Ancient History Alan K Bowman; Edward Champlin; Andrew Lintott
Cambridge University Press
 9780521264303
0-521-26430-8

The period described in this volume begins in the year after the death of Julius Caesar and ends in the year after the fall of Nero. Its main theme is the transformation of the political configuration of the state to a dynastic monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Empire. Central to the period is the achievement of the first emperor, Augustus.