Chronicle of the Roman emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome

The Resource Chronicle of the Roman emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome

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Chronicle of the Roman emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome

Title remainder

the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome

Statement of responsibility

Chris Scarre

Title variation

Roman emperors

Language

eng

Summary

Chronicle of the Roman Emperors 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: the Chronicle provides the answers, quickly and authoritatively. This is only one aspect, however, of the book's value. The biographical portraits of the 56 principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine, together with a concluding section on the later emperors, build into a highly readable single-volume 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. Numerous special features supplement the main narrative

Biography type

collective biography

Cataloging source

Dewey number

Illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

DG274

LC item number

.S28 1995

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

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