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Ten Caesars

Author : Barry Strauss
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451668848
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Ten Caesars written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine. In this essential and “enlightening” (The New York Times Book Review) work, Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made it Christian and moved the capital east to Constantinople. During these centuries Rome gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. By the fourth century, the time of Constantine, the Roman Empire had changed so dramatically in geography, ethnicity, religion, and culture that it would have been virtually unrecognizable to Augustus. Rome’s legacy remains today in so many ways, from language, law, and architecture to the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who shaped it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine. Over the ages, they learned to maintain the family business—the government of an empire—by adapting when necessary and always persevering no matter the cost. Ten Caesars is a “captivating narrative that breathes new life into a host of transformative figures” (Publishers Weekly). This “superb summation of four centuries of Roman history, a masterpiece of compression, confirms Barry Strauss as the foremost academic classicist writing for the general reader today” (The Wall Street Journal).

The Twelve Caesars

Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125002353X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Twelve Caesars written by Matthew Dennison and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the lives and times of the Roman emperors traces how their reigns marked Rome's shift from a republic to an influential empire, offering a sequence of biographies that offers insight into the political and social dynamics of each ruler's time.

Gladiators and Caesars

Author : Eckart Köhne
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520227989
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Gladiators and Caesars written by Eckart Köhne and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events and games held in the amphitheaters, cicuses, and theaters in ancient Rome.

Twelve Caesars

Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691222363
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Caesars written by Mary Beard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore?

Caesar

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063019833
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Caesar written by Colleen McCullough and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the long, fabled history of Rome, never was there one more adored -- yet more feared -- than Gaius Julius Caesar. Invincible on the field of battle, he commands the love and loyalty of those who fight at his side and would gladly give their lives for his glory. Yet in Rome there are enemies everywhere orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Fanatical rivals like Cato and Bibulus would tear Rome asunder just to destroy her greatest champion -- using their wiles, position, and false promises to seduce others into the fold: vacillating Cicero, the spineless Brutus ... even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally. But only ill fortune can come to the "Good Men" who underestimate Caesar. For Rome is his glorious destiny -- one that will impel him reluctantly to the banks of the Rubicon ... and beyond, into triumphant legend.

Rome of the Caesars

Author : Leonardo B. Dal Maso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome of the Caesars written by Leonardo B. Dal Maso and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Women of Imperial Rome

Author : Jasper Burns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134131852
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Great Women of Imperial Rome written by Jasper Burns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century). It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable resource for historians, art historians and numismatists in addition to its wider appeal.

I, Caesar

Author : Phil Grabsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book I, Caesar written by Phil Grabsky and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with Julius Caesar, the author "charts the rise and fall of Roman power over 600 years."--Jacket.

The First Ladies of Rome

Author : Annelise Freisenbruch
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780099523932
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book The First Ladies of Rome written by Annelise Freisenbruch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like their modern counterparts, the 'first ladies' of Rome were moulded to meet the political requirements of their emperors, be they fathers, husbands, brothers or lovers. But the women proved to be liabilities as well as assets - Augustus' daughter Julia was accused of affairs with at least five men, Claudius' wife Messalina was a murderous tease who cuckolded and humiliated her elderly husband, while Fausta tried to seduce her own stepson and engineered his execution before boiled to death as a punishment. In The First Ladies of Rome Annelise Freisenbruch unveils the characters whose identities were to reverberate through the ages, from the virtuous consort, the sexually voracious schemer and the savvy political operator, to the flighty bluestocking, the religious icon and the romantic heroine. Using a rich spectrum of literary, artistic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence, this book uncovers for the first time the kaleidoscopic story of some of the most intriguing women in history, and the vivid and complex role of the empresses as political players on Rome's great stage.

Rome's Last Citizen

Author : Rob Goodman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312681232
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Rome's Last Citizen written by Rob Goodman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Marcus Cato the Younger -- Rome's bravest statesman, an aristocratic soldier, a Stoic philosopher, and staunch defender of sacred Roman tradition -- is rich with resonances for current politics and contemporary notions of freedom.

The Ides

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470543809
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Ides written by Stephen Dando-Collins and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred, many compelling questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Did Caesar bring death on himself by planning to make himself king of Rome? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot, and let it go forward? Who wrote Antony's script after Caesar's death? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins takes you to the world of ancient Rome and recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic aftermath as the vicious struggle for power between Antony and Octavian unfolded. For the first time, he shows how the religious festivals and customs of the day impacted on the way the assassination plot unfolded. He shows, too, how the murder was almost avoided at the last moment. A compelling history that is packed with intrigue and written with the pacing of a first-rate mystery, The Ides will challenge what you think you know about Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire.

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1631491253
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Book Synopsis SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by : Mary Beard

Download or read book SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome written by Mary Beard and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Gift Guide Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists shows why Rome remains "relevant to people many centuries later" (Atlantic). In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" (Economist) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" (Christian Science Monitor) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this "highly informative, highly readable" (Dallas Morning News) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.

Sick Caesars

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780760741368
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Sick Caesars written by Michael Grant and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover the fascinating history of the Roman emperors who were afflicted with physical and psychological ailments -- and the likely impact that these illnesses had upon their reigns. Included: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Caracalla, Diocletian, Constantine."--Amazon.com.

Warlords of Republican Rome

Author : Nic Fields
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1935149067
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Warlords of Republican Rome written by Nic Fields and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fateful clash between two of history's greatest generals . . . The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has fascinated historians ever since. These powerful men were among the dominant personalities of their age, and their struggle for supremacy divided Rome. In this original and perceptive study Nic Fields explores the complex, often brutal world of Roman politics and the lethal rivalry of Caesar and Pompey that grew out of it. He reconsiders them as individuals and politicians and, above all, as soldiers. His highly readable account of this contest for power gives a vivid insight into the rise and fall of two of the greatest warlords of the ancient world. Dr Nic Fields is an ancient historian with special expertise in the history of Greek and Roman warfare. He has published many articles and several monographs on the subject. Before turning to ancient history, he served as an officer in the Royal Marines. He is a former assistant director at the British School at Athens, and he has worked as a lecturer and guide, in particular for the Smithsonian Institute. He has also taught American undergraduates on study-abroad programs at institutions such as Beaver College in Athens and The Athens Centre.

The seven kings of Rome

Author : Livy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The seven kings of Rome written by Livy and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Caesars' Wives

Author : Annelise Freisenbruch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141658305X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Caesars' Wives written by Annelise Freisenbruch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.

The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393292835
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives by : Plutarch

Download or read book The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives written by Plutarch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plutarch regularly shows that great leaders transcend their own purely material interests and petty, personal vanities. Noble ideals actually do matter, in government as in life." —Michael Dirda, Washington Post A brilliant new translation of five of history’s greatest lives from Plutarch, the inventor of biography. Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives still haunt us as examples of how the hunger for personal power can overwhelm collective politics, how the exaltation of the military can corrode civilian authority, and how the best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences. Plutarch renders these history-making lives as flesh-and-blood characters, often by deftly marshalling small details such as the care Brutus exercised in his use of money or the disdain Caesar felt for the lofty eloquence of Cicero. Plutarch was a Greek intellectual who lived roughly one hundred years after the age of Caesar. At home in the world of Roman power, he preferred to live in the past, among the great figures of Greek and Roman history. He intended his biographical profiles to be mirrors of character that readers could use to inspire their own values and behavior—emulating virtues and rejecting flaws. For Plutarch, character was destiny for both the individual and the republic. He was our first master of the biographical form, a major source for Shakespeare and Gibbon. This edition features a new translation by Pamela Mensch that lends a brilliant clarity to Plutarch’s prose. James Romm’s notes guide readers gracefully through the people, places, and events named in the profiles. And Romm’s preface, along with Mary Beard’s introduction, provide the perfect frame for understanding Plutarch and the momentous history he narrates.