{"product_id":"9781846683787-secondhand-emperor-of-rome-the-sunday-times-bestseller","title":"Emperor of Rome: The Sunday Times Bestseller","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Professor Mary Beard\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 512\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like?  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.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45403884683483,"sku":"9781846683787-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9781846683787-us-300.jpg?v=1713843236","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781846683787-secondhand-emperor-of-rome-the-sunday-times-bestseller","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}