Chronicle of the Roman emperors - Chris Scarre
the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of imperial Rome
KORTE INHOUD
This is a highly readable history and a unique work of reference. Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, it uses timelines with at-a-glance visual guides to each reign and its main events. 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. Biographical information is illustrated with busts of each emperor, coin portraits, battle plans and cutaway diagrams of imperial monuments. Supporting datafiles for every emperor list key information such as name at birth, wives and children, full imperial titles and place and manner of death. Genealogical trees and over 90 sidebars and special features on subjects ranging from Nero's Golden House to Diocletian's Palace allow the reader to delve even deeper. Colourful contemporary judgments by such writers as Suetonius and Tacitus are balanced by judicious character assessments made in the light of...
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2012Uitgever: Thames & Hudson240 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0500289891ISBN-13: 9780500289891Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
