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 Classics in general
Newest Review: ... but it has its attractions: the influence of the Romans on European history has been and continues to be immense. This book is a good introduction to Roman history through the lives of the men who ruled the Roman empire, all the way from Augustus (adopted as son by Julius Caesar, who could be said to have founded the empire but never ruled as emperor himself) to Augustulus in the dying days ... more  ... of the Western Empire with its capital at Rome. Each emperor is discussed separately, with a portrait and dates, and there's plenty of entertaining as well as edifying detail, though how reliable some of the stories told by ancient chroniclers ar...more |
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Classics in general: Lives of the Great (and not so Great) (230 words)
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The Roman Emperors: A Biographical Guide to the Rulers of Imperial Rome, 31BC-AD476, Michael Grant Hilaire Belloc thought that a country could only be regarded as truly civilized if it had been conquered and ruled by the Romans. It can't be regarded as a serious historical idea, but it has its attractions: the influence of the Romans on European history has been and continues to be immense. This book is a good introduction to Roman history through the lives of the men who ruled the Roman empire, all the way from Augustus (adopted as son by Julius Caesar, who could be said to have founded the empire but never ruled as emperor himself) to Augustulus in the ... Read the complete review
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