Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome - Hardcover

Scarre, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500050775 ISBN 13: 9780500050774

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1995

Synopsis

Using timelines and illustrations throughout, this volume follows the succession of rulers of Imperial Rome.

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. 328 illustrations, 111 in color

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Chronicle of the Roman Emperors is the first book to focus on the succession of rulers of imperial Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Now no one need be in any doubt as to who built the Colosseum or when Rome was sacked by the Goths: the Chronicle provides the answers, quickly and authoritatively. This is only one aspect, however, of the book's value. The 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. Colorful contemporary judgments by writers such as Suetonius and Tacitus are balanced by judicious character assessments made in the light of modern research. The famous and the infamous - Caligula and Claudius, Trajan and Caracalla - receive their due, while lesser names emerge clearly from the shadows for the first time. In addition to timelines detailing major events, each emperor is introduced by a coin portrait, a bust and a datafile listing key information, such as name at birth, full imperial titles, and place and manner of death. Numerous special features supplement the main narrative.

About the Author:

Chris Scarre is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University. He is a specialist in European prehistory, but has broad interests in the archaeology of other regions of the world. He is the author of many books and has directed excavations at prehistoric sites in France, Portugal, and the Channel Islands. He has recently taken over as editor of the leading UK archaeology journal Antiquity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0500050775
• ISBN 13: 9780500050774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240