The Beginning of the Roman Empire
January 16, 2015
Adrian Goldsworthy— Names and dates mattered a lot for the Romans, and so did legal formalities and appearances. On the 16th of January 2,042 years ago Rome’s Senate convened. The… READ MORE
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Why Augustus Should Be Remembered Alongside Julius Caesar
August 27, 2014
Adrian Goldsworthy— Maybe sometimes a person can be too successful, or at least you are tempted to wonder this when you think about how Augustus is scarcely remembered these days…. READ MORE
Adrian Goldsworthy Documents the Lives of the Greatest Romans: Caesar, Antony, and now Augustus
May 27, 2014
Adrian Goldsworthy, an award-winning biographer and historian, has brought ancient Rome to life through a trilogy of biographies of the leaders of the greatest empire of all time. In Caesar: Life of… READ MORE
The Most Famous Roman Ever to Have Lived
March 12, 2014
See all 20% off titles in our YUP Backlist History promotion! In a key moment of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the titular character famously declares: I could be well moved, if… READ MORE
Show Notes for Episode 1, Yale Press Podcast
December 20, 2006
Posted by Chris Gondek, Producer/Host of the Yale Press Podcast Apart from being the first episode of the show, this show had a lot of personal firsts for me as… READ MORE
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