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The Roman History
The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus | Cassius Dio Cocceianus
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Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC?AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio?s Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph ? detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Rome?s 400-year-old republic, and Augustus? subsequent reign as emperor. Included are accounts of military campaigns from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia, and of long conflict with Antony and Cleopatra. With skill and artistry, Dio brings to life many speeches from the era ? among them Augustus? damning indictment of Antony?s passion for the Egyptian queen ? and provides a fascinating account of the debate between the great general Agrippa and Maecenas on the virtues of republicanism and monarchy.
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TheBookgeekFrau Many - Cleopatra, Caesar (Julius and Augustus) Marc Antony, Cicero, Greek and Roman Gods, etc and so on 😂 1y
dabbe Heck ya! Claudius, Augustus, Livia, Antony, Cleopatra, Germanicus, Caligula ... I could go on and on. Same as you, @TheBookgeekFrau! 😍 1y
rwmg The Emperor Caligula puts in some appearances. His sisters Livilla and Agrippina get walk-on parts. (edited) 1y
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Bookwormjillk I‘m honestly not sure 🤣 1y
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe It's like a star-studded night in Hollywood 🤣 1y
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🤩⭐️🤩 1y
AnnR The book refers to Emperor Caesar. The timeframe of the story is well after the reign of the first emperor Caesar Augustus. Later on, the term 'Caesar' was used as an imperial title and not particularly a personal name. 1y
jenniferw88 Domitian Caesar - Younger son of the Emperor.
Titus Caesar - Elder son of the Emperor.
Vespasian Augustus - Emperor of Rome 1y
Cuilin @Ann_Reads lots of Caesars. 1y
Cuilin @jenniferw88 more Caesars 1y
AnnR @jenniferw88 @Cuilin Thanks for the information. I think the author of Tiger, Tiger purposely made the Emperor's identity vague, as this was a fictionalized account. I was confused at first though, thinking it was the first Caesar Augustus but the general time period doesn't match. (edited) 1y
Bluebird Nope, mine had none (or at least none that I recognized!) 1y
Deblovestoread Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Brutus, Herod are the ones I remember most. 1y
thegreensofa The multiple authors in my book (short stories) all took real characters and some unknown relatives, filling in the blanks with their own imagination. They tried to keep true but admitted to jazzing things up just slightly to get some points of their stories across. I think it was forgivable. Sadly, no one is left from Pompeii to differ. 1y
AnnR @Cuilin For future tagging, I changed my profile name to AnnR. Thank you. 1y
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