A compelling and vivid narrative that immerses the reader directly in the events, grounded in rigorous scholarly research using primary and secondary sources. This revisionist account sheds fresh light on emperors, favorites, families, and rivals, revealing murder, conspiracy, and betrayalin short, almost every known "sin"all set against the backdrop of the Roman Empires survival and foundation in both East and West. Major figures are portrayed through their triumphs and failures: from the ambivalent legacy of Hadrian (including his policies in Britain) and Commodusthe "philosopher-king" compared to Prince Albert in the 19th centuryto Constantine the Great and his Christian empire spanning East and West, through to Julians "apostasy" and the resistance to the revival of paganism, and finally the encounter with the Goths within the Christian empire.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Venning, Timothy
Title
Conspiracy and Murder in the late Roman Empire
Details
English text, 16 bw-illustrations. 224 pages.
State
new
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Church Street 47 S70 2AS South Yorkshire Vereinigtes Königreich
