Augustus und Livia - Liebe, Macht und Schwert

11/19/2021

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0hr 0min

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Documentary

,History

STORY

Augustus is reputed to have been a violent, adventurous, power-hungry and unscrupulous warlord. Yet as founder of the Roman Empire, he ushered in a period of peace and prosperity. Drawing on the analysis of several historians, this documentary traces an extraordinary destiny: posthumously adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar, Octavian, the future Augustus, accepted an inheritance fraught with consequences. Having made his own empire prosper, he wrote his political will at the age of 76, without naming an heir. How was the succession of this childless strategist organized?

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Johanna Egger
  • Stefan Wancura
  • Benjamin Plautz
  • Wolfgang Muhr

    Directors

  • Stefan Ludwig
  • Christian Twente

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ARTE

    Production Countries

  • Austria

LANGUAGES

  • German