Res Gestae Divi Augusti: The Achievements of the Divine Augustus - Softcover

Augustus; P. A. Brunt; J. M. Moore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198317727 ISBN 13: 9780198317722

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1969

Synopsis

This text is designed to allow the intermediate/advanced student to read Latin rapidly, without having constantly to consult a dictionary or grammar.

It contains:

-Introduction
-Latin text with same/facing page
-Vocabulary notes
-Grammatical commentary
-Full vocabulary
-Historical commentary
-Index of place names and persons

The Res Gestae reveals as much about Augustus and his accomplishments through what it omits as what it contains. This edition allows students rare access to non-literary historical Latin, to the "queen" of Latin inscriptions: the accomplishments of the emperor Augustus, as he sought to have them presented.

About this title

About the Author:

Augustus (63 BC-AD 14), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, was the first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors.

Language Notes:

Text: Latin, English

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0198317727
• ISBN 13: 9780198317722
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96