Books
8 Best Novels About the Reign of Augustus
Bestselling authors first, then star rating.
Phase
Reign of Augustus
27 BCE–14 CE
After the civil wars, Octavian took the name Augustus and presented his authority as a restoration of the republic. In practice, he controlled the army, major provinces and the highest honours of the state.
The new system depended on dynastic planning as well as public institutions. The deaths, marriages, adoptions and exiles within the imperial household repeatedly changed the expected succession.
I, Claudius presents these events through Claudius's hostile retrospective account, particularly emphasising Livia's influence and the vulnerability of Augustus's chosen heirs.
Related people for Reign of Augustus
Agrippina the Younger15–59 Alexander Heliosborn 41 BCE Arminius18 BCE–21 Augustus64 BCE–14 Caligula12–41 Claudius11 BCE–54 Cleopatra70 BCE–31 BCE Cleopatra Selene II41 BCE–6 BCE Germanicus16 BCE–19 Herod the Great75 BCE–5 BCE Juba II53 BCE–23 Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Livia60 BCE–29 Livy60 BCE–17 Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa64 BCE–13 BCE Mark Antony83–30 BCE Octavia the Younger67 BCE–12 BCE Ovid44 BCE–17 Publius Quinctilius Varus47 BCE–9 Sejanus21 BCE–31 Tiberius43 BCE–37 Trajan53–117 Virgil71 BCE–20 BCE
Non Fiction
7 Non-Fiction Books About the Reign of Augustus
Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.
