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Available
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Collection
Publication
Thames & Hudson (1995) - Verbo (2004), Hardcover, 240 pages
Description
These portraits of the emperors form the building blocks of an invaluable and highly readable popular history of Imperial Rome, brought to life using the colorful testimony of contemporary authors.
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LibraryThing member egonzalez111
An good source book, and it sparked my interest in some of the lesser known (to me) emporers who did more for Rome than the popular Caesar or Conastantine.
LibraryThing member la2bkk
I am generally not a fan of works which are surveys of large periods. Nonetheless, this book reads as well as one could expect when covering each emperor from Augustus until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th Century.
Obviously each biography is very brief, although the materials are
Obviously each biography is very brief, although the materials are
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supplemented with helpful photographs, map and inserts containing interesting anecdotes. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995-10-17
Physical description
240 p.; 7.99 x 0.92 inches
ISBN
9789722223409
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