ISBN: 9781408703373 - dynasty: the rise and fall of the house of caesar (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon--his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic--with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.Dynasty continues Rubicon's story, opening where that book ended: with the murder of Julius Caesar. This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman emperors. It's a colorful story of rule and ruination, from the rise of Augustus to the death of Nero. Holland's expansive history also has distinct shades of I, Claudius, with five wonderfully vivid (and in three cases, thoroughly depraved) emperors--Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero--featured, along with numerous fascinating secondary characters. Intrigue, murder, naked ambition and treachery, greed, gluttony, lust, incest, pageantry, decadence--the tale of these five Caesars continues to cast a mesmerizing spell across the millennia.…

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Other titles; Rise and fall of the House of Caesar. Physical description;xxvi, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents;Part I. Padrone -- Children of the wolf -- Back to the future -- The exhaustion of cruelty -- Part II. Cosa nostra -- The last Roman -- Let them hate me -- Io saturnalia! -- What an artist. Subjects; Augustus Emperor of Rome 63 B.C.-14 A.D. 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Emperors Rome. History. Emperors. Politics and government. Rome History Reigns of the twelve caesars. Genres; Bibliography. cartographic image. History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

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