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Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome (The Chronicles Series) Hardcover – October 17, 1995

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Using timelines and illustrations throughout, this volume follows the succession of rulers of Imperial Rome.

These portraits of the emperors form the building blocks of an invaluable and highly readable popular history of Imperial Rome, brought to life using the colorful testimony of contemporary authors. 328 illustrations, 111 in color
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    240 pages
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    Thames & Hudson
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    October 17, 1995
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    8 x 1 x 10.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0500050775
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0500050774
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From Augustus to Romulus Augustulus, this colorful album astutely surveys 500 years of contesting and holding the imperial purple. Scarre directs the story along two main routes: the surviving annals of classical historians like Tacitus, Suetonius, or Eusebius, and photographic features of the outstanding buildings put up by the emperors, such as Vespasian's Colosseum. The result is a text winding around many interesting sidebars, maps, and busts of emperors, rendering an effect attractive both to those who know the Roman saga by heart and to those whose ideas of it came from the I, Claudius TV series. The temptation to classify the rulers as good or bad, to which the TV show succumbed, is one Scarre successfully resists by pointing out the senatorial or Christian biases of the contemporary historians. In any event, the job of First Citizen, whether capably or incompetently discharged, came with a high mortality rate, which Scarre delineates, as numerous ignominious endings mark civil wars and dynastic successions. With its accent on visuals and well-paced prose, this tome is well tuned to public library needs. Gilbert Taylor

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Use this as a companion for history classes: the reign-by-reign record the rulers of Rome creates a detailed account of the rise and fall of emperors, providing both a historical timeline and biographical portraits of each. A coin portrait accompanies each outline of major events and emperor influences. -- Midwest Book Review

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson (October 17, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500050775
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500050774
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1 x 10.3 inches
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Mark Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and descriptive
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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A high quality academic book on the lives of the Roman emperors
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Pamela
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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This is a great book with a lot of information but not too much to overwhelm. It's entertaining and enlightening. I appreciate how the format.
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M. A. Treu
5.0 out of 5 stars Classy publication; well done reference work.
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2000
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The publishers, Thames and Hudson, have produced a fine example of the bookmaker's art. A clean, crisp reference work loaded with names, dates, places, and 328 illustrations including color-coded maps, depicting imperial Rome and its emperors.
Each of the 80 emperors who ruled Rome, from Augustus (31 BC-96 AD) to the abdication of 16-year-old Romulus Augustulus, in 476 AD, is described and depicted.
Each section begins with a medalian containing a drawing of the subject emperor based upon his surviving coin portraits. In addition, there are many photograhps of statues and busts, to give the reader a good look at the men who ruled Rome. Women who supported and in some cases ruled them, are also included.
There is a ton of information in this book.
The pleasurable tactile sensations associated with holding and maniplulating a finely wrought tome are an integral part of reading a book -- as opposed to reading a computer screen or skywriting, which are devoid of tactile pleasures -- and this book rests comfortably in the hands.
Sturdy, navy blue cloth cover-boards, with a gold publisher's logo on the front cover, and gold lettering on the spine, all wrapped up in an attractive dust jacket, make this book a treat to the eyes, as well as to the touch. And, as befits a reference book intended for much using and perusing, the pages are made of thich, smooth, sturdy, stock.
All in all, an afternoon spent in the company of this book could surely be a positive experience for anyone; in fact, lessons could be learned if one isn't careful.
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Varner
4.0 out of 5 stars Has ALL the emperors!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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So many that there’s lots you never heard of. Still - good to have a record of EVERYONE even though lots don’t warrant an iota of interest!
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James Yanni
5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough and surprisingly readable.
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012
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This book gives a very thorough, surprisingly readable and commendably balanced look at the succession of Roman emperors from Augustus through Romulus Augustulus. The subject may be considered rather dry for most readers, and I won't claim that someone not inherently interested in the subject matter could find themselves captivated by this book, but for a reader who has voluntarily chosen to read up on the subject, this book does a very good job of keeping the information coming at a pace that is slow enough to be comprehensible but fast enough to avoid tedium.

It is also true that the author does a fine job of identifying bias in the reports of the most common sources of this history, so that this book provides a history that acknowledges the reports of both pagan and Christian historians, but does not blindly accept what either group has to say about emperors who they either demonize or deify. This is a very worthwhile practice, and so overall the book is a very helpful primer for a novice on the subject.
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Tim Keo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Roman History
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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This is a great reference for the Western Roman Emperors (does not include the “Byzantine” emperors
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John Soares
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of all the emperors
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021
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This book gives all the key information for each emperor, as best as scholars know it given that quality historical sources are often lacking. I especially appreciated the detail given to the emperors of the third century.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
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My mind was totally blown by all the information. Loved the pictures and the side notes. It's a nice read but could read better.
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Lucca Canizela De Camargo
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Reviewed in Brazil on May 22, 2022
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Very informative book!
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Nick Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2024
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Great book for learning more on this era!
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michel morel
5.0 out of 5 stars I got it this morning and just flipped a couple of pages and this book is awesome. Loaded with pictures and maps
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2017
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Wow ... what an incredible book ... I got it this morning and just flipped a couple of pages and this book is awesome. Loaded with pictures and maps. As an amateur heading to university in history and novel writing, this book sure will help. Damn, I just bought over a hundred books on Amazon this month and obviously this book is enough !!
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Dr. med. Christian Renner
5.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive and excellent!
Reviewed in Germany on October 9, 2007
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Naturally it is not going too deep, but this work provides a very good overview, timeline and summary of the history of the Roman Emperors. Good look and feel, reading in this book is fun. Definitely a recommendation!
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5.0 out of 5 stars ローマ帝国史を英語で読んでみよう。
Reviewed in Japan on March 19, 2008
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本作は、ローマ帝国初代皇帝アウグストゥスからテオドシウス帝まで、そして帝国の東西分裂後は西ローマ帝国の歴代皇帝を最後の皇帝ロムルス・アウグストゥスまでの全皇帝を採り上げ、各皇帝の治世・事業（特に建築・軍事）・個性・素顔（彫像の写真を多く収録）を、エピソードを交えて１冊で紹介します。日本語版である ローマ皇帝歴代誌 の原著が本作で、日本語版と比べるとかなり大型本です。塩野七生氏の「ローマ人の物語」第６巻以降を１冊に凝縮し、それでいて各皇帝の事績の紹介が雑になっていない点が立派（もっともコンスタンティヌス帝の後はかなり駆け足になりますが）。その「ローマ人の物語」とは記述が異なる箇所も散見されますが（例えばコモドゥス帝は死の直前に何を企んでいたか等）、古代史の解釈は人によって違うのも当然。塩野氏とは異なる角度でローマ帝国史を通覧できます。そして、「ローマ人の物語」シリーズが頭に入っている人は、是非英語でこの本を読み通してみて下さい。知らない単語が出てきても、ああこれは背教者だな、といった具合に検討がつくので、それほど読みづらさを感じないと思います。ケンブリッジ大学のローマ史の泰斗である著者の格調の高い英文を味わって下さい。地図等カラー印刷の多い図版の豊富さも圧倒的。訳に一部問題もありますが、上記日本語版も英語で読み進む参考になるでしょう。
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