The Roman Emperors: A Biographical Guide to the Rulers of Imperial Rome 31 BC-AD 476

Michael Grant

ISBN 10: 0684183889 / ISBN 13: 9780684183886

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Roman Emperors: A Biographical Guide to the Rulers of Imperial Rome 31 BC-AD 476
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684183889
• ISBN 13: 9780684183886
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Provides brief descriptions of the careers, characters, and personal lives of the emperors of Rome

Reviews

Because of omission and compression, these factual accounts of 92 emperors from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus will not be readily comprehensible to the general audience for whom they were designed. However, excerpts from ancient authors highlight eccen tricities of individuals. Maps, genealo gies, and appendixes offer help in sort ing out details, but there is no bibliography. For some, Grant's com pilation may serve as a handy but limit ed reference tool; certainly it is no sub stitute for any readable history that treats not only personalities, war, and politics but also literature and the arts. History Book Club alternate. Rob ert J. Lenardon, Classics Dept., SUNY at Albany
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