Jochen Bleicken

Praise for Augustus

An unequalled biography

Harry Mount, Spectator

Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history

Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review

Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing

Natalie Haynes, Independent

An unequalled biography

Harry Mount, Spectator

Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history

Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review

Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing

Natalie Haynes, Independent

An unequalled biography

Harry Mount, Spectator

Masterful ... a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history

Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review

Jochen Bleicken's biography of Rome's first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian and his wheeling and dealing

Natalie Haynes, Independent