Emperors of Rome
The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor
Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Rome
| Author: | David Potter | ISBN: | 9781780873367 |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing | Publication: | April 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Potter |
| ISBN: | 9781780873367 |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Publication: | April 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The Emperors of Rome charts the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the emperors, from the autocratic Augustus to the feeble Claudius, the vicious Nero to the beneficent Marcus Aurelius, through to the maniac Commodus and beyond. Interwoven with these are vivid descriptions of sports and art, political intrigues and historic events.
In this entertaining and erudite work, acclaimed classical scholar David Potter brings Imperial Rome, and the lives of the men who ruled it, to vivid life.
The Emperors of Rome charts the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the emperors, from the autocratic Augustus to the feeble Claudius, the vicious Nero to the beneficent Marcus Aurelius, through to the maniac Commodus and beyond. Interwoven with these are vivid descriptions of sports and art, political intrigues and historic events.
In this entertaining and erudite work, acclaimed classical scholar David Potter brings Imperial Rome, and the lives of the men who ruled it, to vivid life.
