The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476

In this probing study, Starr covers the whole sweep of imperial Roman history, analyzing the binding forces of government and the army as initiated by Augustus, the maturing of these forces under subsequent emperors, and the eventual collapse of this network in the western provinces. Not simply a chronological summary, the book explores in piquant, telling detail the elements and institutions that shaped the empire's history.

First sentence: One day in August 30 B.C. a man whom we know as Augustus stood at Alexander's tomb and looked down on the embalmed body of the great conqueror.

Year

1982

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Editions

1

Pages

224

ISBN

9780195031300

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