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This is the definitive biography of the man who changed Western history.

About the Author

Jochen Bleicken, who died in 2005, specialized in Roman history and held professorships at Hamburg, Frankfurt and G ttingen. A passionate teacher, he continued to lecture until he was seventy-three. His previous works include The Athenian Democracy and History of the Roman Republic.

Anthea Bell is an award-winning translator of French and German literature. Her recent work includes translations of W.G. Sebald, Stefan Zweig and E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Reviews

An unequalled biography
*Spectator*

Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history
*Literary Review*

Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing
*Independent*

A superb account ... It should become standard reading for everyone interested in the foundations of the Roman empire
*BBC History Magazine*

Worthy, authoritative, magisterial and impressive
*The Times*

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