Augustus, A Biography

Born to a plebeian family in 63 BC, Augustus went on to become the heir to Julius Caesar and the founder of the Roman Empire. In this monumental biography, translated into English for the first time by Anthea Bell, Jochen Bleicken tells the story of a man who found himself a demi-god in his own lifetime, and draws from it a comprehensive portrait of one of the most dramatic periods of Roman history. It is a tale of world-shaking proportions, told with a dazzling eye for detail.