The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty

Matyszak, Philip

ISBN 10: 0500251282 / ISBN 13: 9780500251287

Published by Thames & Hudson, London, UK., 2006

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Hardcover, 2006, 1st edition. Dust jacket and boards in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. (296 pages).

Seller Inventory # 024359

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London, UK.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500251282
• ISBN 13: 9780500251287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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Synopsis

The story of one of the most colorful dynasties in history, from Caesar's rise to power in the first century BC to Nero's death in AD 68

This engaging new study reviews the long history of the Julian and Claudian families in the Roman Republic and the social and political background of Rome. At the heart of the account are the lives of six men―Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Neromen―who mastered Rome and then 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 intriguing 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 was in turn 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. 90 Illustrations

About the Author

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John’s College, Oxford. He is the author of many popular books on classical civilization and the ancient world, including Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World, Rome Before Rome: The Legends that Shaped the Romans, Lost Cities of the Ancient World, as well as The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories.