Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome - Brossura

Scarre, Chris

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500289891 ISBN 13: 9780500289891

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2012

Riassunto

This is the first book to focus on the succession of rulers of imperial Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Now no one need be in any doubt as to who built the Colosseum or when Rome was sacked by the Goths: Chronicle of the Roman Emperors provides the answers quickly and authoritatively.

The biographical portraits of the principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine, together with a concluding section on the later emperors, make the book a comprehensive history of imperial Rome. Colorful contemporary judgments by writers such as Suetonius and Tacitus are balanced by judicious character assessments made in the light of modern research. The famous and the infamous—Caligula and Claudius, Trajan and Caracalla—receive their due, while lesser names emerge clearly from the shadows for the first time.

In addition to timelines detailing major events, each emperor is introduced by a coin portrait, a bust, and a datafile listing key information, such as name at birth, full imperial titles, and place and manner of death.

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A fine chronicle which will prove hard to put down.

Gossipy, yes; readable, certainly: but excellent on the politics and social history, too, with first-rate maps ... the very best kind of popular, illustrated history --The Good Book Guide

Expertly unpicks the tangled imperial lineage ... Scarre provides lively detail. --The Independent

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0500289891
• ISBN 13: 9780500289891
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240