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Emperor of Rome
- Author
- Mary Beard
- Narrator
- Mary Beard
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 28 September 2023
- Run Time
- 14 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- History
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Emperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?
Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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4.0 5.0
Always a reliable and interesting guide to things Roman, this book is both thorough and considered, and certainly worth a listen.
markjarmuz 2024-12-09
Details
- Author
- Mary Beard
- Narrator
- Mary Beard
- Duration
- 14 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781800817968
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- History
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).Emperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.
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