Listen to the story of Augustus, the first emperor of Ancient Rome, told by historian Virginie Girod in an unpublished two-part story. The little nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar will succeed in seizing power in a city in crisis for more than a century. Thanks to his authority, he puts an end to the civil war. After this first political victory, Augustus gradually transformed the republican tradition into a monarchical tradition. A masterstroke that never says its name...

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Listen to the story of Augustus, the first emperor of Ancient Rome, told by historian Virginie Girod in an unpublished story in two parts. The little nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar will succeed in seizing power in a city in crisis for more than a century. Thanks to his authority, he puts an end to the civil war. After this first political victory, Augustus gradually transformed the republican tradition into a monarchical tradition. A masterstroke that never says its name... This story is a Europe 1 Studio production. Topics covered: Augustus - Antiquity - Julius Caesar - Rome - Italy - SPQR - Octave - Ancient Greece - Ancient Rome - Atia - Palatine - the 7 hills of Rome - latin - Brutus - Crassus - Livia - Marc Antony "At the heart of history" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.