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  • Augustus

  • A Novel
  • By: John Williams
  • Narrated by: Robin Field
  • Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Brought to you by Penguin.

By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller

After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen: Augustus Caesar, the first Roman Emperor.

Building on impeccable research, John Williams brings the legendary figure of Augustus vividly to life, and invests his characters with such profound humanity that we enter completely into the heat and danger of their lives and times.
©2023 John Williams (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Ancient Biographical Fiction Fiction Rome War
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Set almost entirely around letters from the time, some got a droll effect seemingly unnecessary to story. Those that were about Augustus himself were really interesting.

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History comes alive.

Roman history told through fictional “primary” sources. I am now a John Williams fan and will look for his other works.

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