Patricians And Emperors

Author : Ian Hughes
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473866447

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Patricians and Emperors by Ian Hughes Pdf

This engaging historical narrative of the fall of the Western Roman Empire focuses on the individuals in power during its final forty years. The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a chaotic but crucial period of European history. To bring order to our understanding of this time, Patricians and Emperors offers a concise chronology with comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded significant power. It covers the period between the assassination of Aetius in 454 and the death of Odovacer during the Ostrogoth invasion of 493. The book is divided into four parts. The first establishes context for the period, including brief profiles of generals Stilicho (395–408) and Aetius (425–454), and explains the nature of the empire at the time of its initial decline. The second details the lives of general Ricimer (455–472) and his great rival, Marcellinus (455–468), by focusing on the stories of the numerous emperors that Ricimer raised and deposed. The third deals with the Patricians Gundobad (472–3) and Orestes (475–6), and also explains how the barbarian general Odovacer came to power in 476. The final part outlines and analyses the Fall of the West and the rise of barbarian kingdoms in France, Spain, and Italy.

Author : Denise Jacobs
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502622587

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Patricians in the Roman Empire by Denise Jacobs Pdf

Patricians in the Roman Empire provides a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of ancient Rome's ruling class. Emperors, senators, and generals wielded almost unimaginable power at the height of the empire, and their decisions shaped not just the people they ruled but the history of Rome. This book examines the consequences of that power, from the luxury of a patrician life to the power plays that could erase it all.

Author : Kathryn Hinds
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0761416544

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The Patricians by Kathryn Hinds Pdf

Describes the world of the people of the upper classes in the Roman Empire.

Author : Bernard William Henderson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Five Roman Emperors: Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan A.d. 69-117 by Bernard William Henderson Pdf

Author : Michael Kerrigan
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502619112

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The Untold History of the Roman Emperors by Michael Kerrigan Pdf

The Caesars were the rulers of the Roman Empire, a Republic so large it encompassed parts of Asia and Northern Africa. From Caligula to Claudius, each emperor wielded immense power – for good or for evil, depending on their temperament – over the Roman army and their citizens. This book highlights the lives of some of the more memorable Caesars of Rome and the true history that exist beneath the legends.

Author : Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1755
Category : Emperors
ISBN : UOM:39015073722715

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The History of the Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine by Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier Pdf

Author : Theodor Mommsen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415206471

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A History of Rome Under the Emperors by Theodor Mommsen Pdf

A History of Rome Under the Emperors provides an authoritative survey of four centuries of Roman history, and a unique window on German thought in the last century. It caused a sensation when it was published in Germany in 1992, and was front page news in many newspapers. Now in an English paperback edition, this book represents the great lost work of Theodor Mommsen (d. 1903) -- one of the greatest Roman historians of the nineteenth century, and the only one ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A History of Rome Under the Emperors is the work that would have concluded Mommsen's history of Rome, but was never completed. This transcript of his lectures given from 1863 to 1886, made by two of his students, was discovered in 1980. It has now been edited to provide the authoritative reconstruction of the book Mommsen never wrote.

Author : Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1814
Category : Emperors
ISBN : MINN:319510024056416

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The History of the Roman Emperors by Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier Pdf

Author : Robert Lynam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Emperors
ISBN : WISC:89095903399

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The History of the Roman Emperors by Robert Lynam Pdf

Author : Phillip Barlag
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781633886919

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Evil Roman Emperors by Phillip Barlag Pdf

Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it’s sadly untrue, even if it has a nice ring to it. The one thing Nero is well-known for is the one thing he actually didn’t do. But fear not, the truth of his life, his rule and what he did with unrestrained power, is plenty weird, salacious and horrifying. And he is not alone. Roman history, from the very foundation of the city, is replete with people and stories that shock our modern sensibilities. Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome’s rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became. It concludes by ranking them, counting down to the worst ruler in Rome’s long history. Lucius Tarquinius Suburbus called peace conferences with warring states, only to slaughter foreign leaders; Commodus sold offices of the empire to the highest bidder; Caligula demanded to be worshipped as a god, and marched troops all the way to the ocean simply to collect seashells as “proof” of their conquest; even the Roman Senate itself was made up of oppressors, exploiters, and murderers of all stripes. Author Phillip Barlag profiles a host of evil Roman rulers across the history of their empire, along with the faceless governing bodies that condoned and even carried out heinous acts. Roman history, deviant or otherwise, is a subject of endless fascination. What’s never been done before is to look at the worst of the worst at the same time, comparing them side by side, and ranking them against one another. Until now.

Author : Kenneth Wellesley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134562275

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Year of the Four Emperors by Kenneth Wellesley Pdf

After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for Vespasian, which action saw the fourth emperor of the year, but also brought peace. This classic work, now updated and reissued under a new title, is a gripping account of this tumultuous year. Wellesley also focuses on the year's historical importance, which also marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties.

Author : Ian Hughes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848849105

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Stilicho by Ian Hughes Pdf

A military history of the campaigns of Stilicho, the army general who became one of the most powerful men in the Western Roman Empire. Flavius Stilicho lived in one of the most turbulent periods in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly ever-present internal revolts and rebellions. Ian Hughes explains how a Vandal (actually, Stilicho had a Vandal father and Roman mother) came to be given almost total control of the Western Empire and describes his attempts to save both the Western Empire and Rome itself from the attacks of Alaric the Goth and other barbarian invaders. Stilicho is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire, and his actions following the death of the emperor Theodosius the Great in 395 may have helped to divide the Western and Eastern halves of the Roman Empire on a permanent basis. Yet he is also the individual who helped maintain the integrity of the West before the rebellion of Constantine III in Britain, and the crossing of the Rhine by a major force of Vandals, Sueves, and Alans—both in A.D. 406—set the scene for both his downfall and execution in 408, and the later disintegration of the West. Despite his role in this fascinating and crucial period of history, there is no other full-length biography of him in print.

Author : Ian Hughs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848844179

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Imperial Brothers by Ian Hughs Pdf

The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and the short reign of his murdered successor, Jovian (364). With the Empire weakened and vulnerable to a victorious Persia in the East and opportunistic Germanic tribes along the Rhine and Danube frontiers, not to mention usurpers and rebellions within, it was not an enviable position. Valentian decided the responsibility had to be divided (not for the first or last time) and appointed his brother as his co-emperor to rule the eastern half of the Empire. ??Valentinian went on to stabilize the Western Empire, quelling revolt in North Africa, defeating the 'Barbarian Conspiracy' that attacked Britain in 367 and conducting successful wars against the Germanic Alemanni, Quadi and Saxons; he is remembered by History as a strong and successful Emperor. Valens on the other hand, fare less well and is most remembered for his (mis)treatment of the Goths who sought refuge within the Empire's borders from the westward-moving Huns. Valens mishandling of this situation led to the Battle of Adrianople in 378, where he was killed and Rome suffered one of the worst defeats in her long history, often seen as the 'beginning of the end' for the Western Roman empire. Ian Hughes, by tracing the careers of both men in tandem, compares their achievements and analyzes the extent to which they deserve the contrasting reputations handed down by history.

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0892368683

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A Pocket Dictionary of Roman Emperors by Paul Roberts Pdf

"The Roman Empire was one of the greatest political powers of the ancient world, encircling the entire Mediterranean Sea and lasting for nearly five centuries. This illustrated dictionary traces the history of twenty-seven of the empire's supreme rulers. Meet Trajan, who pushed the empire's frontiers to their greatest extent; Hadrian, who built his famous wall and the Pantheon; Septimius Severus, the African emperor who rebuilt Rome and the empire after ruinous wars; and Constantine, who reunited the empire and made Christianity the official religion. Then read about the emperors who were mad, bad, and dangerous to know: Nero, who murdered his relatives and swept away much of Rome to build his Palace; and Caligula and Domitian, who were infamous for their curelty and extreme behavior."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anthony Blond
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472103628

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A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond Pdf

With the recent success of 'Rome' on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Caesars is a must-read for all interested in what really went on in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is usually presented as a glorious general when in fact he was an arrogant charmer and a swank; Augustus was so conscious of his height that he put lifts in his sandals. But they were nothing compared to Caligula, Claudius and Nero. This book is fascinating reading, eye-opening in its revelations and effortlessly entertaining.