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.
Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781846683787Number of pages: 512Weight: 920 gDimensions: 240 x 164 x 46 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Britain's most famous classicist (is) at the peak of her powers...Even more interesting than the insight into the imperial elite is the light the book sheds on the modern world - Sathnam Sanghera'- The Times
'An extraordinary investigation into the gulf between the experience and the narrative of Roman autocracy...Beard weaves a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries'- The Telegraph
'(Mary Beard is) the reigning Queen of Classics'- The Spectator
'Good emperors may not have been as virtuous as they were painted,nor bad ones so wicked...all told in trademark exuberant Beard style...Those familiar with her TV series can hear her voice in the way she writes,her passion for the subject oozing off the page'- The Times
'Endlessly entertaining...A close-up examination of Rome's greatest or most notorious figures...Beard is never afraid to hint of modern parallels with the world of Ancient Rome,which can superficially seem so remote from our own'-The Mail on Sunday
'A national treasure...combining accessibility with profound knowledge lightly worn'- Harry Sidebottom,The Literary Review
Mary Beard: The Waterstones Interview
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In her latest book,eminent historian and author,Mary Beard,presents a thematic approach to the role of Roman Emperor. What did it mean to be at the head of the empire,what daily work was involved,and what did it mean to have access to his inner circle We sat down to talk about Roman dining,statues and coins,and why this period of history holds such fascination to people living today.
Mary Beard
Arguably Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University and classics editor of the TLS. Amongst her best known publications are SPQR,Pompeii (accompanying the BBC television series of the same name),Confronting the Classics and It's a Don's Life (based on her regular column for The Times.
Visit the Mary Beard author page
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