Augustus

En stor historisk roman om, hvordan en alt for ung dreng blev kastet hovedkulds ud i et næsten umenneskeligt magtspil, og på trods af alle odds endte med at blive den nådesløse hersker over det romerske imperium. I romanen AUGUSTUS genskaber John Williams det romerske imperium fra Julius Cæsars død frem til Augustus? sidste dage og fortæller historien om, hvordan Augustus blev magtens centrum, da han først havde modstået hoffets og Senatets rænkespil og folkets modstand. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER?S CROSSING. 6 stjerner Berlingske "Godt man genopdagede Williams. Ærgerligt, at han ikke fik skrevet mere."

En stor historisk roman om, hvordan en alt for ung dreng blev kastet hovedkulds ud i et næsten umenneskeligt magtspil, og på trods af alle odds endte med at blive den nådesløse hersker over det romerske imperium. I romanen AUGUSTUS genskaber John Williams det romerske imperium fra Julius Cæsars død frem til Augustus? sidste dage og fortæller historien om, hvordan Augustus blev magtens centrum, da han først havde modstået hoffets og Senatets rænkespil og folkets modstand. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER?S CROSSING. 6 stjerner Berlingske "Godt man genopdagede Williams. Ærgerligt, at han ikke fik skrevet mere."

En stor historisk roman om, hvordan en alt for ung dreng blev kastet hovedkulds ud i et næsten umenneskeligt magtspil, og på trods af alle odds endte med at blive den nådesløse hersker over det romerske imperium. I romanen AUGUSTUS genskaber John Williams det romerske imperium fra Julius Cæsars død frem til Augustus? sidste dage og fortæller historien om, hvordan Augustus blev magtens centrum, da han først havde modstået hoffets og Senatets rænkespil og folkets modstand. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER?S CROSSING. 6 stjerner Berlingske "Godt man genopdagede Williams. Ærgerligt, at han ikke fik skrevet mere."

En stor historisk roman om, hvordan en alt for ung dreng blev kastet hovedkulds ud i et næsten umenneskeligt magtspil, og på trods af alle odds endte med at blive den nådesløse hersker over det romerske imperium. I romanen AUGUSTUS genskaber John Williams det romerske imperium fra Julius Cæsars død frem til Augustus? sidste dage og fortæller historien om, hvordan Augustus blev magtens centrum, da han først havde modstået hoffets og Senatets rænkespil og folkets modstand. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER?S CROSSING. 6 stjerner Berlingske "Godt man genopdagede Williams. Ærgerligt, at han ikke fik skrevet mere."

AUGUSTUS en storslået og velskrevet roman, der lægger sig op ad ‘Jeg, Claudius’ af Robert Graves. Den er en fascinerende og hæsblæsende fortælling om en række historiske personer fra det gamle Rom. Octavius Cæsar (Augustus) var blot 18 år gammel, da hans onkel Julius Cæsar blev myrdet. I en alt for ung alder skulle Augustus overtage styret og magten over den romerske republik. Han var omgivet af magtsyge mænd, der med alle midler kæmpede om magten - Cicero, Brutus, Cassius og Markus Aurelius - og den unge Augustus måtte modstå det magtfulde romerske rænkespil for at sikre sig positionen som den første romerske kejser. På baggrund af grundig research tegnes et fascinerende portræt af kejser Augustus og hans enestående historie. John Williams benytter sig af brevformen, og de mange stemmer tegner et inciterende portræt af hovedpersonen Augustus. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER’S CROSSING. John Williams modtog National Book Award for romanen i 1972.

Efter det blodige mord på Octavians grand-onkel, Julius Cæsar, kommer den sky og boglærde teenager pludseligt i offentlighedens rampelys. På trods af sine dårlige odds, hoffets rænkespil og den interne magtkamp i senatet lykkedes det den unge Octavian at blive magtens centrum og hersker over det storslåede romerske imperium. "Augustus" er fortællingen om drengen, der var skæbnebestemt til at transformere Romerriget for stedse og blive den største regent i den vestlige verden: Augustus Cæsar, den første romerske kejser. "Augustus" er en betagende historisk fortælling skrevet af forfatteren bag de populære romaner "Stoner" og "Butcher's Crossing". Baseret på grundig research har John Williams lykkedes i at vække den legendariske kejser og hans samtid til live på fænomenal vis.

Efter det blodige mord på Octavians grand-onkel, Julius Cæsar, kommer den sky og boglærde teenager pludseligt i offentlighedens rampelys. På trods af sine dårlige odds, hoffets rænkespil og den interne magtkamp i senatet lykkedes det den unge Octavian at blive magtens centrum og hersker over det storslåede romerske imperium. "Augustus" er fortællingen om drengen, der var skæbnebestemt til at transformere Romerriget for stedse og blive den største regent i den vestlige verden: Augustus Cæsar, den første romerske kejser. "Augustus" er en betagende historisk fortælling skrevet af forfatteren bag de populære romaner "Stoner" og "Butcher's Crossing". Baseret på grundig research har John Williams lykkedes i at vække den legendariske kejser og hans samtid til live på fænomenal vis.

'Masterly' - Robert Harris, author of Imperium 'Essential reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome' Independent ***** Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his bed. The system he created would endure for centuries. Yet, despite his exceptional success, he is a difficult man to pin down, and far less well-known than his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. His story is not always edifying: he murdered his opponents, exiled his daughter when she failed to conform and freely made and broke alliances as he climbed ever higher. However, the peace and stability he fostered were real, and under his rule the empire prospered. Adrian Goldsworthy examines the ancient sources to understand the man and his times.

En stor historisk roman om, hvordan en alt for ung dreng blev kastet hovedkulds ud i et næsten umenneskeligt magtspil, og på trods af alle odds endte med at blive den nådesløse hersker over det romerske imperium. I romanen AUGUSTUS genskaber John Williams det romerske imperium fra Julius Cæsars død frem til Augustus? sidste dage og fortæller historien om, hvordan Augustus blev magtens centrum, da han først havde modstået hoffets og Senatets rænkespil og folkets modstand. En betagende fortælling af forfatteren til STONER og BUTCHER?S CROSSING. 6 stjerner Berlingske "Godt man genopdagede Williams. Ærgerligt, at han ikke fik skrevet mere."

'Masterly' - Robert Harris, author of Imperium 'Essential reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome' Independent ***** Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his bed. The system he created would endure for centuries. Yet, despite his exceptional success, he is a difficult man to pin down, and far less well-known than his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. His story is not always edifying: he murdered his opponents, exiled his daughter when she failed to conform and freely made and broke alliances as he climbed ever higher. However, the peace and stability he fostered were real, and under his rule the empire prospered. Adrian Goldsworthy examines the ancient sources to understand the man and his times.

'Masterly' - Robert Harris, author of Imperium 'Essential reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome' Independent ***** Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his bed. The system he created would endure for centuries. Yet, despite his exceptional success, he is a difficult man to pin down, and far less well-known than his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. His story is not always edifying: he murdered his opponents, exiled his daughter when she failed to conform and freely made and broke alliances as he climbed ever higher. However, the peace and stability he fostered were real, and under his rule the empire prospered. Adrian Goldsworthy examines the ancient sources to understand the man and his times.

AUGUSTUS – God latin1 er det første hæfte i en ny serie. Hæftet rummer konstruerede latinske begyndertekster, som samler op på latin­undervisningen i almen sprogforståelse, går nogle skridt videre og lægger fundamentet til læsning af latinske originaltekster. De lange linjer i romersk historie trækkes fra den mytiske fortid og frem til kerneperioden i latin med fokus på overgangen fra republik til kejsertid og nøglepersonerne Cæsar og Augustus. Antikke perspektivtekster i oversættelse supplerer de latinske tekster. Hæftet rummer desuden seriens samlede BASISGRAMMATIK. AUGUSTUS – God latin 1 danner en sproglig og kulturhistorisk ramme for læsning af originale latinske tekster, som seriens tre andre udgivelser er et bud på: CATUL – God latin 2, OVID – God latin 3 og SENECA – God latin 4. Tilsammen dækker hæfterne kravene til latin på C-niveau. Uden for serien findes desuden KLOG PÅ SPROG – latin i almen sprogforståelse.

WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD By the Author of Stoner In Augustus, his third great novel, John Williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams turned to the epistolary novel, a genre that was new to him, transforming and transcending it just as he did the western in Butcher's Crossing and the campus novel in Stoner. Augustus is the final triumph of a writer who has come to be recognized around the world as an American master.

'Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history' Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review He was named son and heir by a murdered dictator. He came to Rome with nothing, surrounded by ruthless enemies. Yet Augustus would become the first Roman Emperor, transforming the Republic into the greatest empire the world had seen. This is the definitive biography of the man who changed Western history. 'An unequalled biography' Harry Mount, Spectator 'Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing' Natalie Haynes, Independent 'A superb account ... It should become standard reading for everyone interested in the foundations of the Roman empire' Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine

'Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history' Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review He was named son and heir by a murdered dictator. He came to Rome with nothing, surrounded by ruthless enemies. Yet Augustus would become the first Roman Emperor, transforming the Republic into the greatest empire the world had seen. This is the definitive biography of the man who changed Western history. 'An unequalled biography' Harry Mount, Spectator 'Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing' Natalie Haynes, Independent 'A superb account ... It should become standard reading for everyone interested in the foundations of the Roman empire' Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine

"Superb.... Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand." ( Washington Post ) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed and killed his way to power and then brought the Romans peace and prosperity after all the chaos, laying the foundations of the famous Pax Romana. In this definitive and critically acclaimed biography, eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy illuminates the political and private lives of Rome's first emperor in more depth than ever before. Weaving together tales of military victories, political marriages, and senatorial power struggles, Goldsworthy portrays Augustus as he really was--at once noble and manipulative, giving and tyrannical, clever and cruel. Meticulously researched and approachably written, Augustus is the most detailed extant biography of Caesar Augustus, a man whose legacy continues on today.

"Superb.... Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand." ( Washington Post ) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed and killed his way to power and then brought the Romans peace and prosperity after all the chaos, laying the foundations of the famous Pax Romana. In this definitive and critically acclaimed biography, eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy illuminates the political and private lives of Rome's first emperor in more depth than ever before. Weaving together tales of military victories, political marriages, and senatorial power struggles, Goldsworthy portrays Augustus as he really was--at once noble and manipulative, giving and tyrannical, clever and cruel. Meticulously researched and approachably written, Augustus is the most detailed extant biography of Caesar Augustus, a man whose legacy continues on today.