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Nicolaus of Damascus: The Life of Augustus and the Autobiography: Edited with Introduction, Translations and Historical Commentary

Nicolaus of Damascus: The Life of Augustus and the Autobiography: Edited with Introduction, Translations and Historical Commentary

Nicolaus of Damascus
Toher, Mark
Toher, Mark

Hardcover

Literary CriticismAncient History General

ISBN10: 1107075610
ISBN13: 9781107075610
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Dec 22 2016
Pages: 498
Weight: 1.57
Height: 1.25 Width: 5.77 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
Nicolaus of Damascus, the chief minister of Herod the Great, was an exact contemporary of the first Roman emperor Augustus; he spent considerable time in Roman society and knew Augustus. The extensive remains of his Bios Kaisaros contain the earliest and most detailed account of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar and his assassination. The Bios also presents the most extensive account of the boyhood and early development of Augustus. This edition presents the Greek text and translation of the Bios and Nicolaus' autobiography, along with a historical and historiographical commentary. The Introduction situates the text in relation to the considerable evidence for the life and career of Nicolaus preserved in the works of Josephus, addresses the problem of its date of composition, analyses the language and narrative technique of Nicolaus and discusses the Bios in relation to the evidence for Greek biographical encomium.

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