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Emperor of Rome
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The Sunday Times Top Ten & New York Times Bestseller Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023 Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries β Telegraph What was it really like...
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See moreA sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)
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The Sunday Times Top Ten & New York Times Bestseller
Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023
Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries β Telegraph
What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?
In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).
Emperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?
Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781846683794
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 July 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Illustration: 16PP SECTION COLOUR B&W images, maps, photos throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 440g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Mary Beard is Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has worldwide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, Confronting the Classics, SPQR and most recently, Women & Power and Twelve Caesars. She has made numerous television series and her books have been published in over thirty languages.
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