The twelve Caesars : the dramatic lives of the emperors of Rome
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- ISBN: 9781250049124
- ISBN: 1250049121
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385 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 21 cm. - Edition: First St. Martin's Edition.
- Publisher: [s.l.] : Griffin, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: I.Julius Caesar: `Too great for mortal man' -- II.Augustus: `All clap your hands' -- III.Tiberius: `Ever dark and mysterious' -- IV.Gaius Caligula: `Equally furious against men and against the gods' -- V.Claudius: `Remarkable freak of fortune' -- IV.Nero: `An angler in the lake of darkness' -- VII.Galba: `Equal to empire had he never been emperor' -- VIII.Otho: `If I was worthy to be Roman emperor...' -- IX.Vitellius: `A series of carousals and revels' -- X.Vespasian: `The fox changes his fur, but not his nature' -- XI.Titus: `The delight and darling of the human race' -- XII.Domitian: `But the third'?. |
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Subject: | Emperors Rome Biography Rome History Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D Rome History Flavians, 69-96 |
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The Twelve Caesars : The Dramatic Lives of the Emperors of Rome
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Table of Contents
The Twelve Caesars : The Dramatic Lives of the Emperors of Rome
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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List of Illustrations | p. x | |
Note on the text | p. xi | |
Family Trees | p. xii | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
I | Julius Caesar: 'Too great for mortal man' | p. 7 |
II | Augustus; 'All clap your hands' | p. 39 |
III | Tiberius: 'Ever dark and mysterious' | p. 67 |
IV | Gaius Caligula: 'Equally furious against men and against the gods' | p. 101 |
V | Claudius: 'Remarkable freak of fortune' | p. 131 |
VI | Nero: 'An angler in the lake of darkness' | p. 159 |
VII | Galba: 'Equal to empire had he never been emperor' | p. 189 |
VIII | Otho: 'If I was worthy to be Roman emperor...' | p. 217 |
IX | Vitellius: 'A series of carousals and revels' | p. 241 |
X | Vespasian: 'The fox changes his fur, but not his nature' | p. 263 |
XI | Titus: 'The delight and darling of the human race' | p. 303 |
XII | Domitian: 'But the third'? | p. 331 |
Bibliography | p. 361 | |
Notes | p. 367 | |
Glossary | p. 379 | |
Index | p. 381 |