The Augustan Succession
An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)
Published on 1. July 2004
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-19-516774-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is an historical commentary on Books 55-56 of Dio's Roman History. These books recount the last half of the reign of the Emperor Augustus, above all his orchestration of the first imperial succession. Addressed to both students and scholars, the new commentary is the first since the eighteenth century to offer full and fresh treatment of this segment of Dio's work.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent historical commentary... which will be of great help to all students and scholars who study the last twenty years of Augustus' reign. * Lukas de Blois, Gnomon *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
6 maps, 11 tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-516774-0 (9780195167740)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Peter Michael Swan
The Augustan Succession
An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)
E-Book
06/2004
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€109.99
Available for download
Person
Peter Michael Swan is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Saskatchewan. He is general editor of the series "An Historical Commentary on the Roman History of Cassius Dio."