{"product_id":"dynasty-by-tom-holland-9780345806727","title":"Dynasty","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA “startlingly visceral” (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) portrait of Rome’s first imperial dynasty, from Augustus to Nero—by the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eRubicon\u003c\/em\u003e and co-host of the hit podcast \u003cem\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Holland is a master of narrative history. On the strength of \u003cem\u003eDynasty\u003c\/em\u003e, he deserves a laurel wreath.” —\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDynasty\u003c\/em\u003e, Tom Holland traces the astonishing century-long story of the rise and fall of the Julio-Claudians—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. Capturing both the brilliant allure of their rule and the blood-steeped shadows cast by their crimes, \u003cem\u003eDynasty\u003c\/em\u003e travels from the great capital rebuilt in marble to the dank and barbarian forests of Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePopulated by a spectacular cast—murderers, adulterers, Druids, scheming grandmothers, reluctant gladiators—it vividly recreates the world of Rome after Julius Caesar. A tale of rule and ruination, \u003cem\u003eDynasty\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a family that transformed and stupefied the western world and that continues to cast a mesmerizing spell across the millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240420159724,"sku":"9780345806727","price":57.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780345806727-dynasty-1.jpg?v=1787915858","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dynasty-by-tom-holland-9780345806727","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}