The Mad Emperor

Author : Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780861542543

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The Mad Emperor by Harry Sidebottom Pdf

'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times A Financial Times, BBC History and Spectator Book of the Year On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire. Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for lower-class friends. He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal. He married a Vestal Virgin – twice. Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute. In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century, Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex, religion, power and culture in Ancient Rome as we’ve never seen it before.

Author : Ronald Bassett,William Clive
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0722123892

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Dando and the Mad Emperor by Ronald Bassett,William Clive Pdf

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781684422876

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Caligula by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula. In this book about Rome’s most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins’ chronicles all the palace intrigues and murders that led to Caligula becoming emperor, and details the horrors of his manic reign and the murderous consequences brought about at the hand of his sister Agrippina the Younger, his uncle Claudius and his nephew Nero. Skillfully researched, Dando-Collins puts the jigsaw pieces together to form an accurate picture of Caligula’s life and influences. Dando-Collins’ precise and thorough examination of the emperor’s life puts Caligula’s paranoid reign into perspective, examining the betrayals and deaths he experienced prior to his time in power and the onset of a near-fatal illness believed to have affected his mental-health.

Author : Ronald Bassett,William Clive
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Fiction in English
ISBN : 0333157753

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Dando and the Mad Emperor by Ronald Bassett,William Clive Pdf

Author : Robert Fabbri
Publisher : Vespasian
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1782397086

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Emperor of Rome by Robert Fabbri Pdf

Vespasian is tasked with the impossible. Should he quell the revolt in Judaea, as Nero the emperor has instructed, or must he resort to the unthinkable and sabotage his own campaign? If his conquest succeeds, he risks becoming the sole object of the mad emperor's jealousy. If he fails, then his punishment will be severe. The fate of his men and his beloved son, Titus, all hang in the balance. But unknown to Vespasian, Nero has committed suicide, catapulting Rome into political turmoil. Sabinus, Vespasian's brother, is caught between the warring factions of Aulus Vitellius, a cruel opportunist, and the noble Marcus Salvius Otho, who finds himself severely outnumbered. With a contested throne and an army at his disposal, now may finally be Vespasian's time--to ascend, to conquer, to achieve what countless prophecies have foretold and take control of Rome itself. Will Vespasian, at long last, be the one to wear the purple?

Author : Steve Wetherell
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1500459232

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The Mad Emperor by Steve Wetherell Pdf

Time is nearly up. All is nearly lost. With the planet they are currently standing on about to explode, Bip and his band of doomsayers must race towards their last hope- a psychotic Emperor who wants them dead. In the final leg of their journey, Bip, Handen, Azron and Xharon must unearth a secret older than time to stop the Massive Ball of Death once and for all.

Author : Laurentino Gomes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762796663

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1808: The Flight of the Emperor by Laurentino Gomes Pdf

In a time of terror for Europe’s monarchs—imprisoned, exiled, executed—Napoleon’s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent João had to make the most fraught decision of his life. Protected by the British Navy, he fled to Brazil with his entire family, including his deranged mother, most of the nobility, and the entire state apparatus. Until then, no European monarch had ever set foot in the Americas. Thousands made the voyage, but it was no luxury cruise. It took two months in cramped, decrepit ships. Lice infested some of the vessels, and noble women had to shave their hair and grease their bald heads with antiseptic sulfur. Vermin infested the food, and bacteria contaminated the drinking water. Sickness ran rampant. After landing in Brazil, Prince João liberated the colony from a trade monopoly with Portugal. As explorers mapped the burgeoning nation’s distant regions, the prince authorized the construction of roads, the founding of schools, and the creation of factories, raising Brazil to kingdom status in 1815. Meanwhile, Portugal was suffering the effects of abandonment, war, and famine. Never had the country lost so many people in so little time. Finally, after Napoleon’s fall and over a decade of misery, the Portuguese demanded the return of their king. João sailed back in tears in 1821, and the last chapter of colonial Brazil drew to a close, setting the stage for the strong, independent nation that we know today, changing the New World forever.

Author : Steve Wetherell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1946926574

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Author : Thomas Mofolo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781803288345

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Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Pdf

Thomas Mofolo's final novel and masterpiece, Chaka captures the phenomenal rise and fall of the great Zulu king. One of the earliest modern literary classics from Southern Africa, Chaka, is the tragic tale of a warrior-king and his insatiable hunger for power. Told in a mythic style, Chaka follows the torments of the Zulu king's early life, his rapid ascension to the throne, and the prophesied events that lead to his downfall. 'Chaka is a beautifully dark and twisted take on the true life story of the Zulu King ... built around one of the most enigmatic and memorable literary figures you'd ever encounter.' Ainehi Edoro

Author : Anthony Blond
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 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.

Author : Stephen Barber
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909923591

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CALIGULA: DIVINE CARNAGE by Stephen Barber Pdf

Caligula: most notorious of the Roman Emperors, who seduced his own sister, installed a horse in the Roman Senate, turned his palace into a brothel, married a prostitute, tortured and killed hundreds of innocent citizens on a whim, and committed countless other acts of madness, cruelty and deviancy. Award-winning writer Stephen Barber documents in full the atrocities of Caligula, and also the other mad Emperors, notably the deranged Commodus. Also included is a bloody history of Gladiators and the Roman Arena, the depraved circus where Christians, freaks and criminals were butchered by the thousand. DIVINE CARNAGE is a shocking catalogue of incest, transvestism, torture, slaughter and perversity brought to life by Barber’s superb authorial skill, making it an essential and eloquent document of murderous decadence. This special ebook edition also includes the bonus of Suetonius’ “Life Of Nero”, highlighting the outrages of yet another sadistic Emperor, whose greatest pleasure lay in the crucifixion and burning of Christian martyrs.

Author : Kate Quinn
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101478950

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Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn Pdf

A fast-paced historical novel about two women with the power to sway an empire, from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Diamond Eye. A.D. 69. The Roman Empire is up for the taking. Everything will change—especially the lives of two sisters with a very personal stake in the outcome. Elegant and ambitious, Cornelia embodies the essence of the perfect Roman wife. She lives to one day see her loyal husband as Emperor. Her sister Marcella is more aloof, content to witness history rather than make it. But when a bloody coup turns their world upside-down, both women must maneuver carefully just to stay alive. As Cornelia tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered dreams, Marcella discovers a hidden talent for influencing the most powerful men in Rome. In the end, though, there can only be one Emperor...and one Empress.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Emperors
ISBN : OCLC:746938159

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Caligula by Anonim Pdf

Author : Aloys Winterling
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520287594

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Author : Kaius Tuori
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191061899

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The Emperor of Law by Kaius Tuori Pdf

In the days of the Roman Empire, the emperor was considered not only the ruler of the state, but also its supreme legal authority, fulfilling the multiple roles of supreme court, legislator, and administrator. The Emperor of Law explores how the emperor came to assume the mantle of a judge, beginning with Augustus, the first emperor, and spanning the years leading up to Caracalla and the Severan dynasty. While earlier studies have attempted to explain this change either through legislation or behaviour, this volume undertakes a novel analysis of the gradual expansion and elaboration of the emperor's adjudication and jurisdiction: by analysing the process through historical narratives, it argues that the emergence of imperial adjudication was a discourse that involved not only the emperors, but also petitioners who sought their rulings, lawyers who aided them, the senatorial elite, and the Roman historians and commentators who described it. Stories of emperors settling lawsuits and demonstrating their power through law, including those depicting 'mad' emperors engaging in violent repressions, played an important part in creating a shared conviction that the emperor was indeed the supreme judge alongside the empirical shift in the legal and political dynamic. Imperial adjudication reflected equally the growth of imperial power during the Principate and the centrality of the emperor in public life, and constitutional legitimation was thus created through the examples of previous actions - examples that historical authors did much to shape. Aimed at readers of classics, Roman law, and ancient history, The Emperor of Law offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the much debated problem of the advent of imperial supremacy in law that illuminates the importance of narrative studies to the field of legal history.