Bibliograph

Emperor of Rome, ruling the ancient Roman world, Mary Beard

Type

Label

Emperor of Rome, ruling the ancient Roman world, Mary Beard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-457) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Emperor of Rome

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1402227317

Responsibility statement

Mary Beard

Sub title

ruling the ancient Roman world

Summary

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors. Along the way, author Mary Beard explores Roman fictions of imperial power, overturning many of the assumptions that we hold as gospel. With its finely nuanced portrayal of sex, class, and politics, Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman fantasies (and our own) about what it was to be Roman at its richest, most luxurious, most extreme, and most powerful

Table Of Contents

The main characters -- Maps -- Welcome -- Prologue: Dinner with Elagabalus -- One-man rule : the basics -- Who's next? : the art of succession -- Power dining -- What's in a palace? -- Palace people : the emperor in his court -- On the job -- Time off? -- Emperors abroad -- Face to face -- 'I think I am becoming a God' -- Epilogue: The end of an era -- What's in a name? -- Further reading and places to visit -- List of illustrations -- Timeline

Target audience

adult

Classification