Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire

<p>In this lively and detailed study Beth Severy examines the relationship between the emergence of the Roman Empire and the status and role of this family in Roman society. The family is placed within the social and historical context of the transition from republic to empire from Augustus' rise to sole power into the early reign of his successor Tiberius.<br><em>Augustus and the Family at the Birth of the Roman Empire</em> is an outstanding example of how if we examine private issues such as those of family and gender we gain a greater understanding of public concerns such as politics religion and history. Discussing evidence from sculpture to cults and from monuments to military history the book pursues the changing lines between public and private family and state that gave shape to the Roman imperial system.</p>