Title: Augustus
Author: John Williams
Genre: Historical
Fiction
Performed by: Robin
Field
Publisher/Date:
Blackstone Audio/2011
Dates listened to: 4/29/17
– 5/20/17
CDs/Hours: 12/14.5
ISBN: 9 78144 774538
At one point in his life Octavius Caesar thought he would be
touted as divine because his subjects loved him so much. And he was a great leader and his philosophy
rang true. For example, he felt that in
order to lead well he needed to examine and be right with himself. He even imagined what the mausoleum would
look like after his death.
This historical fiction was well researched by Williams and
is based upon memoirs, letters and memoranda of Cleopatra, Mark Anthony, Virgil
and other communique between various other well-known personages of the
time. Only eighteen years old when his
Uncle Julius Caesar is murdered, Octavius inherits rule of the Roman
Empire. Surrounded by men jockeying for
power – Brutus, Cassius, Cicero -- the young Octavius works against the
powerful Roman political machinations to claim his destiny as the first Roman
emperor. This book tells the story of
one man’s dream to liberate a corrupt Rome from the fancy of the capriciously
crooked and the wildly wealthy.
I liked that insights from the teachers and other professionals of the time were also included in this story. And I was pleasantly surprised that I like the book better than I thought I would. But then Williams is a consummate story- teller, so why wouldn’t I?
I liked that insights from the teachers and other professionals of the time were also included in this story. And I was pleasantly surprised that I like the book better than I thought I would. But then Williams is a consummate story- teller, so why wouldn’t I?
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