Emperors of Rome
By (Author) David Potter
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
1st July 2013
25th April 2013
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
European history
937.06
Paperback
336
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
260g
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.'This is a useful guide to the men who were elevated to command Rome and rule the Roman Empire' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
David Potter is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Greek and Latin in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Victor's Crown, also published by Quercus.