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The Lost Memoirs of Augustus
C (Ed) Smith
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"Augustus' Memoirs", written probably in the mid 20s BC, might have been one of the most revealing texts of Roman history - had they survived. Far longer than his surviving Res Gestae, the Memoirs seem to date from a period at which the wounds of Rome's civil wars were fresh, and the emperor's partisan past might be recalled with discomfort. Existing fragments and testimonia have suggested that the work was apologetic in purpose. In this, the first ever comprehensive study of the subject, a cast of internationally-respected scholars reconstruct aspects of the work, its importance for historians, and its relation ... Read more
"Augustus' Memoirs", written probably in the mid 20s BC, might have been one of the most revealing texts of Roman history - had they survived. Far longer than his surviving Res Gestae, the Memoirs seem to date from a period at which the wounds of Rome's civil wars were fresh, and the emperor's partisan past might be recalled with discomfort. Existing fragments and testimonia have suggested that the work was apologetic in purpose. In this, the first ever comprehensive study of the subject, a cast of internationally-respected scholars reconstruct aspects of the work, its importance for historians, and its relation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Swansea, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905125258
SKU
V9781905125258
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99-5
About C (Ed) Smith
Christopher Smith is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St.Andrews, and an editor of The Fragmentary Roman Historians (OUP, forthcoming). Anton Powell is Director of the University of Wales Institute of Classics & Ancient History, and author of Virgil the Partisan (2008).
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