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Evil Roman emperors : the shocking history of ancient Rome's most wicked rulers from Caligula to Nero and more / Phillip Barlag.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barlag, Phillip, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emperors--Rome--Biography.
- Emperors.
- Kings and rulers.
- Rome--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Rome.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome (Empire).
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome's rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became. It concludes by ranking them, counting down to the worst ruler in Rome's long history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: the city founded in blood
- The proud (Tarquin)
- The oligarchs (the Roman Senate)
- (dis)honorable mention #1: the innovator (Augustus)
- The little boots (Caligula)
- The ladykiller (Nero)
- (dis)honorable mention #2: the sidekick (Otho)
- The gladiator (Commodus)
- The bodyguards (the Praetorians)
- The scowler (Caracalla)
- The unholy priest (Elagabalus)
- The giant (Maximinus Thrax)
- (dis)honorable mention #3: the pragmatist (Diocletian)
- (dis)honorable mention #4: the penitent (Theodosius)
- The backstabbers (Honorius and Valentinian III)
- The countdown
- Epilogue: the end is just the beginning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Barlag, Phillip. Evil Roman emperors
- ISBN:
- 9781633886902
- 1633886905
- OCLC:
- 1182846628
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