The Cambridge History of the Ancient World. Volume X. Empire of Augustus 43 BC e. - 69 AD e. In 2 half volumes

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The Cambridge History of the Ancient World. Volume X. Empire of Augustus 43 BC e. - 69 AD e. In 2 half volumes

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This volume examines one of the most striking and dramatic periods in the history of ancient Rome - from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the coming to power of Emperor Vespasian. During these decades, the usual republican institutions collapsed, the great Rome year after year was drowning in civil wars. And at the same time, under the rule of, perhaps, the most famous, most striking and most controversial dynasty - the Julio-Claudians, a new Roman Empire was being built on the ruins of the former power. This volume traces step by step how the adopted son of Caesar went a long and difficult path from a young avenger to the murderers of his father to Emperor Augustus, the founder of a new state system and the ruler of a vast and prosperous empire; it is told how Caligula, one of the most odious emperors, was replaced by Claudius, the same one whom Augustus considered unsuitable even for the usual political career of a member of the imperial house. The book presents various areas of the life of the Roman Empire - political and military history, court customs and everyday life of remote provinces, religion and culture, economics and the social structure of society. The paragraphs devoted entirely to individual provinces allow, on the one hand, to see the life of ordinary people in the most remote corners of the empire, and, on the other hand, to imagine the scale and growing power of the new Rome. Much attention is also paid to other areas, namely the imperial court, finances and taxation, the positions of senators and horsemen, the fleet and the army, literature and art.

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