{"product_id":"9781472534262","title":"Augustan Rome","description":"Author: Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472534262\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Feb 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, one of the world's foremost scholars on Roman social and cultural history, this introduction to Rome in the Age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, exploring in detail the impact of the new regime of government on society. Taking an interpretative approach, the ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Emphasizing the role and impact of art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values, \u003ci\u003eAugustan Rome\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the victory of Octavian at Actium transformed Rome and Roman life.\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition features a new introductory section on literary figures under Augustus, a final chapter on the reception of Augustus in later periods, updated references to recent scholarship, new figures and an expanded list of further reading.\u003cbr\u003eThis thought-provoking yet concise volume sets political changes in the context of their impact on Roman values, on the imaginative world of poetry, on the visual world of art, and on the fabric of the city of Rome.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509023686814,"sku":"UBD-9781472534262","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472534262.jpg?v=1780639774","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472534262","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}