The Sons of Caesar : Imperial Rome's First Dynasty Paperback / softback
by Philip Matyszak
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At the heart of this history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty are the lives of six men – Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius and Nero – men who mastered Rome and changed it from a democracy to a personal possession.
It was no easy task: Caesar and Caligula were assassinated, Nero committed suicide and Claudius was poisoned.
Only Augustus and Tiberius died natural deaths – and even that is uncertain.
The Julio-Claudian saga has a host of other characters, from Cicero, the last great statesman of the Republic, to Livia, matriarch of the Empire; the passionate Mark Antony and the scheming Sejanus; and Agrippina, mother of Nero and sister of Caligula, who probably murdered her husband and in turn was killed by her son. Set against a background of foreign wars and domestic intrigue, the story of Rome's greatest dynasty is also the story of the birth of an imperial system that shaped the Europe of today.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 90 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:17/09/2020
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- ISBN:9780500295908
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 90 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:17/09/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780500295908