Augustus
Simon T. Bailey
Augustus, born Gaius Octavious Thurinus in 63 BCE, was the first emperor of Rome. From the moment his great uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, died when he was eighteen, his life was one action-packed conflict after another. From the unexpected inheritance of a hefty fortune and a heap of responsibilities, to fighting off a foe who should be a friend, to seeking revenge on Caesar’s assassins, he had his work cut out for him. Throw in an affair with a beautiful woman who happened to be pregnant and married to an aristocrat, an unruly daughter, and roomful of Senators who just didn’t know how to get things done, and you’ve got one heck of a life.
Augustus succeeded at many things during his nearly forty-year run as the leader of the Roman world. He reinvented the skyline of Rome, had the sewer system cleaned out and made to function, conquered Egypt and routed their plentiful grain to a starving Roman Empire, and promoted traditional Roman family values—not to be confused with traditional modern American or Western European family values—by giving attractive benefits to those who got married and had multiple children.
Along with revitalizing the city, Augustus sought to promote great writers like Virgil and Horace and encourage a renewal of religious piety. Changing laws was easy enough, but changing hearts proved to be a rather difficult matter. In his book entitled Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor author Simon T. Bailey brilliantly captures the true essence of Augustus as well as the time period in which he ruled in ancient Rome.
Duration - 3h 38m.
Author - Simon T. Bailey.
Narrator - Jim D. Johnston.
Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2015 Make Profits Easy LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Augustus, born Gaius Octavious Thurinus in 63 BCE, was the first emperor of Rome. From the moment his great uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, died when he was eighteen, his life was one action-packed conflict after another. From the unexpected inheritance of a hefty fortune and a heap of responsibilities, to fighting off a foe who should be a friend, to seeking revenge on Caesar’s assassins, he had his work cut out for him. Throw in an affair with a beautiful woman who happened to be pregnant and married to an aristocrat, an unruly daughter, and roomful of Senators who just didn’t know how to get things done, and you’ve got one heck of a life. Augustus succeeded at many things during his nearly forty-year run as the leader of the Roman world. He reinvented the skyline of Rome, had the sewer system cleaned out and made to function, conquered Egypt and routed their plentiful grain to a starving Roman Empire, and promoted traditional Roman family values—not to be confused with traditional modern American or Western European family values—by giving attractive benefits to those who got married and had multiple children. Along with revitalizing the city, Augustus sought to promote great writers like Virgil and Horace and encourage a renewal of religious piety. Changing laws was easy enough, but changing hearts proved to be a rather difficult matter. In his book entitled Augustus: The Life And Times Of Rome's Greatest Emperor author Simon T. Bailey brilliantly captures the true essence of Augustus as well as the time period in which he ruled in ancient Rome. Duration - 3h 38m. Author - Simon T. Bailey. Narrator - Jim D. Johnston. Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024. Copyright - © 2015 Make Profits Easy LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
PREFACE
Duration:00:02:17
INTRODUCTION: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND
Duration:00:02:08
CHAPTER ONE: JULIUS CAESAR’S INFLUENCE ON OCTAVIAN
Duration:00:08:05
CHAPTER TWO: THE DEATH OF JULIUS CAESAR
Duration:00:09:35
CHAPTER THREE: ANTONY AND OCTAVIAN STRUGGLE FOR POWER
Duration:00:08:01
CHAPTER FOUR: JULIUS CAESAR’S WILL
Duration:00:09:20
CHAPTER FIVE: A PEAK INTO MILITARY LIFE IN THE AUGUSTAN AGE
Duration:00:07:27
CHAPTER SIX: THE BATTLE AT MUTINA
Duration:00:06:58
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE BEGINS
Duration:00:08:06
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE TRIUMVIRS DEFEAT BRUTUS AND CASSIUS
Duration:00:11:22
CHAPTER NINE: MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND SEXUALITY IN AUGUSTAN ROME
Duration:00:07:25
CHAPTER TEN: OCTAVIAN AND LIVIA DRUSILLA
Duration:00:09:42
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE DEFEAT OF SEXTUS
Duration:00:09:34
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE TRIUMVIRATE CRUMBLES
Duration:00:09:17
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ROME, A CITY OF CLAY AND REFUSE
Duration:00:06:34
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: POLITICAL WINS AND LOSSES, BUILDING TO A WAR
Duration:00:06:21
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM
Duration:00:07:07
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: AUGUSTUS AND CLEOPATRA
Duration:00:07:00
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE DOORS OF JANUS CLOSE
Duration:00:06:16
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: PAX ROMANA AND ROMAN REBIRTH
Duration:00:03:33
CHAPTER NINETEEN: AUGUSTUS TOURS THE EMPIRE
Duration:00:06:32
CHAPTER TWENTY: ROMAN MEDICINE IN THE AUGUSTAN AGE
Duration:00:04:45
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: AUGUSTUS TURNS DOWN THE DICTATORSHIP
Duration:00:06:17
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: A MORAL INCLINE
Duration:00:06:48
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: AUGUSTUS’S HOUSE ON THE PALATINE
Duration:00:10:36
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE DEATH OF AGRIPPA
Duration:00:04:28
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: AUGUSTUS PREPARES FOR SUCCESSION
Duration:00:18:09
CONCLUSION: ROME’S FIRST EMPEROR RESTS
Duration:00:13:45
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:21