Professor Mary Beard Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

€37.50

Code 9781846683787

Add to Basket

Description: What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world? 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.
Delivery Info: We provide FREE delivery in the Republic of Ireland when you spend €49 or more.
FREE Click & Collect from The Ennis Bookshop. You will not be charged for this service. We are happy to arrange Delivery outside Ireland. Please e-mail us at enquiries@ennisbookshop.ie for more information.
Find out more about our Delivery & Collection services
Returns Policy: We want you to be completely satisfied with your order and we would hope to resolve any problems you may have. If you are unhappy with your purchase, we will exchange or refund the item or issue a credit note, providing the goods are not damaged and all packaging is still intact.
Terms and conditions apply.
Please view our full Returns Policy for further information.

Back to results page

Click to view complete product details

Reviews

'An accomplished scholar and lively debunker...Beard informs and entertains without ever patronising her readers. What she touches turns to light'
- Independent

'Mary Beard has pulled off that rare trick of becoming a don with a high media profile who hasn't sold out, who is absolutely respected by the academy for her scholarship ... what she says is always powerful and interesting'
- Guardian

'Dynamically, wittily and authoritatively brings the ancient world to life'
- Simon Sebag Montefiore

'An irrepressible enthusiast with a refreshing disregard for convention'
- FT

POP-IN HTML goes here

Your Basket

Your basket is currently empty

<script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-L151K0BN2D'></script>

window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

gtag('config', 'G-L151K0BN2D', {
            page_title: 'Product Detail Page'
          });

gtag('config', 'UA-175906451-1', {
            page_title: 'Product Detail Page'
          });

gtag('config', 'AW-887-518-9791', {
            page_title: 'Product Detail Page'
          });

gtag('event', 'view_item',  {
              currency: 'EUR',
              value: 37.50,
              items: [
                {
                  item_id: '9781846683787',
                  item_name: 'Professor Mary Beard Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World',
                  currency: 'EUR',
                  index: 0,
                  item_brand: 'Professor Mary Beard',
                  item_category: 'Shop by Category',
                  item_category1: 'Non Fiction',
                  price: 37.50,
                  quantity: 1
                }
              ]
          });

</script>