Bibliograph

The complete Roman emperor, imperial life at court and on campaign, Michael Sommer

Type

Label

The complete Roman emperor, imperial life at court and on campaign, Michael Sommer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-202) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The complete Roman emperor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601099532

Responsibility statement

Michael Sommer

Sub title

imperial life at court and on campaign

Summary

Covers every facet of the Roman Emperor and his world--including a day in the life of the emperor, the emperor at war, and the history of this intriguing position of power--in a book that includes two hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, information boxes, and biographies of all eighty-five Roman emperors

Table Of Contents

Introduction : imperial lives -- The story of an empire -- Augustus and the transition to empire -- Becoming emperor -- Being emperor -- Emperors on campaign -- Rome and Constantinople -- Decline and fall in the West

Target audience

adult

Classification