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Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome Hardcover – Illustrated, October 17, 1995

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Using timelines and illustrations throughout, this volume follows the succession of rulers of Imperial Rome.

These portraits of the emperors form the building blocks of an invaluable and highly readable popular history of Imperial Rome, brought to life using the colorful testimony of contemporary authors. 328 illustrations, 111 in color

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October 17, 1995
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0500050775
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From Augustus to Romulus Augustulus, this colorful album astutely surveys 500 years of contesting and holding the imperial purple. Scarre directs the story along two main routes: the surviving annals of classical historians like Tacitus, Suetonius, or Eusebius, and photographic features of the outstanding buildings put up by the emperors, such as Vespasian's Colosseum. The result is a text winding around many interesting sidebars, maps, and busts of emperors, rendering an effect attractive both to those who know the Roman saga by heart and to those whose ideas of it came from the I, Claudius TV series. The temptation to classify the rulers as good or bad, to which the TV show succumbed, is one Scarre successfully resists by pointing out the senatorial or Christian biases of the contemporary historians. In any event, the job of First Citizen, whether capably or incompetently discharged, came with a high mortality rate, which Scarre delineates, as numerous ignominious endings mark civil wars and dynastic successions. With its accent on visuals and well-paced prose, this tome is well tuned to public library needs. Gilbert Taylor

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Use this as a companion for history classes: the reign-by-reign record the rulers of Rome creates a detailed account of the rise and fall of emperors, providing both a historical timeline and biographical portraits of each. A coin portrait accompanies each outline of major events and emperor influences. -- Midwest Book Review

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson (October 17, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500050775
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500050774
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1 x 10.3 inches

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Quick Reference to Roman Emperors

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2019

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Great summary and intro the long line of emperors who ruled over Rome. Covers a time span from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus and everything in-between. Each chapter covers the highlights and personalities of each emperor. They are a ton of colorful graphics (like timelines) and pictures to clarify a point or detail something important. Since I purchased this off of Amazon’s Marketplace, it was a used copy. It came in great condition and shipped quickly.
Great book if you’re looking for some quick research or a refresher.
Would gladly recommend to others.

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T. Roberts

Good quality book without the fluff

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017

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You won't find a History channel adventure here but a well laid out path from one Emperor to the next during the Roman Empire. If you're looking for a great deal of "color" in your history you might be better off with a different book as this is an A to Z accounting but if you want the facts as well as we know them without the fluff I think you might enjoy this book.

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L.L.

So far so good

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020

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Still reading. So far, this has been a very informative book with good side notes and engaging text. The author frequently cites cities/regions that only existed during ancient Roman times, but I wish he would have included the modern city/region name in parenthesis. If you're interested in the Roman Empire, I'd say this book is worth checking out.

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BAGS

Great

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2017

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They give a 2 page spread of info for each emperor. Not an overload of information, while still informative and interesting.

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James Yanni

Very thorough and surprisingly readable.

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012

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This book gives a very thorough, surprisingly readable and commendably balanced look at the succession of Roman emperors from Augustus through Romulus Augustulus. The subject may be considered rather dry for most readers, and I won't claim that someone not inherently interested in the subject matter could find themselves captivated by this book, but for a reader who has voluntarily chosen to read up on the subject, this book does a very good job of keeping the information coming at a pace that is slow enough to be comprehensible but fast enough to avoid tedium.

It is also true that the author does a fine job of identifying bias in the reports of the most common sources of this history, so that this book provides a history that acknowledges the reports of both pagan and Christian historians, but does not blindly accept what either group has to say about emperors who they either demonize or deify. This is a very worthwhile practice, and so overall the book is a very helpful primer for a novice on the subject.

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Justin Ratcliff

Good stuff

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2002

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This book is great either as refresher material, companion to more in depth histories, or something to make you look deeper to your friends and potential sexual conquests. I bought it for all the pretty pictures, and because I'd just finished the Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire by (Sir?) Edward Gibbon. The latter being an incredibly dense, though enjoyable read. I wanted something light, colorful, and quick to read. Not to mention it's really easy to forget if Nero came before or after Caligula, and whether or not Probus was a tyrant or just misunderstood (possibly only by me). This book, as it turns out, goes out of its way to be as objective as possible. A lot of the judgments passed down through history ma in fact have been incredibly biased by Republicans (NOT the GOP) and Christians alike. For instance Constantine has always been portrayed as some saintly virtuous hero, when in fact he was a scheming back-stabber looking to get all of the Roman Empire under his banner no mater what the cost. Turn the other cheek indeed. Also it gives the true account of the life of Commodus that Hollywood did such an extravagant job of getting wrong in the movie Gladiator. At any rate, this book was pretty good, and offered several hours of entertainment. I would recommend it most to someone who is curious about ancient Rome, but not yet willing to delve into the dusty old tomes of Roman history. If you like this book, you should definitely check out the saga that Colleen McCullough wrote about a decade or so ago. They're truly excellent, and take place at the end of the Republic.

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John Soares

Excellent overview of all the emperors

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021

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This book gives all the key information for each emperor, as best as scholars know it given that quality historical sources are often lacking. I especially appreciated the detail given to the emperors of the third century.

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M. A. Treu

Classy publication; well done reference work.

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2000

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The publishers, Thames and Hudson, have produced a fine example of the bookmaker's art. A clean, crisp reference work loaded with names, dates, places, and 328 illustrations including color-coded maps, depicting imperial Rome and its emperors.
Each of the 80 emperors who ruled Rome, from Augustus (31 BC-96 AD) to the abdication of 16-year-old Romulus Augustulus, in 476 AD, is described and depicted.
Each section begins with a medalian containing a drawing of the subject emperor based upon his surviving coin portraits. In addition, there are many photograhps of statues and busts, to give the reader a good look at the men who ruled Rome. Women who supported and in some cases ruled them, are also included.
There is a ton of information in this book.
The pleasurable tactile sensations associated with holding and maniplulating a finely wrought tome are an integral part of reading a book -- as opposed to reading a computer screen or skywriting, which are devoid of tactile pleasures -- and this book rests comfortably in the hands.
Sturdy, navy blue cloth cover-boards, with a gold publisher's logo on the front cover, and gold lettering on the spine, all wrapped up in an attractive dust jacket, make this book a treat to the eyes, as well as to the touch. And, as befits a reference book intended for much using and perusing, the pages are made of thich, smooth, sturdy, stock.
All in all, an afternoon spent in the company of this book could surely be a positive experience for anyone; in fact, lessons could be learned if one isn't careful.

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Cathryn Troise

Superb account of the Roman Emperors

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2019

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What a great book! Well-written and lavishly illustrated, with contemporary physical descriptions of the emperors along with portraits of each, the author's style is direct, elegant and not without humor. He has a gift for bringing to life these long-dead ladies and men who helmed the greatest ancient empire, in terms of lands conquered and people subjugated. The brutality is shocking at times- more than one emperor murdered his family to ensure his position- but the various excesses are set out in unsensational fashion and are never a lurid read. I'm very interested in Ancient Roman history, but never expected to be swept away. Truth is, I couldn't put this book down. Many thanks to the author for bringing history to life. Wish he'd been around when I was a schoolgirl!

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Great for beginner reader

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2020

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Excellent read for anyone who is looking for surface level knowledge about the emperors. It gives a great overview of Roman history however it ignores the Eastern Roman Empire and gives little attention to some of the last few Western Emperors. It’s wonderfully complemented with photos, maps and timelines.

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C. Wright

A superb, easy-to-use guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2013

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For any non-expert wanting a concise, readable and comprehensive guide to the emperors, I don't see how this could be bettered. It does exactly what its title promises.
Having watched the recent TV re-run of "I Claudius", I decided I needed the real facts, as opposed to what was, after all, a novel adapted for TV. Having scanned Amazon's many offerings, I went for this book and also Suetonius "12 Caesars".
Tip - if you are a non-expert wanting the facts (as far as we can know them), choose Scarre. Suetonius is great as a classic work, and you should read it, but for an unbiased modern view, and a beautiful book to look at as well, Scarre's book is a winner.
Particularly good is the explanation of the Emperors' titles, and the many special features on various buildings, military campaigns, etc.

A beautiful and informative book, which you will refer to again & again after your first read.

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Karen

Comprehensive and accessible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2019

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I love this book. It provides comprehensive and accessible information about every Roman emperor and fits in really well with all the other books I've bought about Rome. I'm particularly interested in Ancient Civilizations but it is all too easy to get sucked into individual ones. Very good price too.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2018

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I have read many books on the emperors, including the "contemporaries" (Suetonius, Tacitus, Cassius Dio et alii) so I was pleasantly surprised to find out new things on practically all the emperors, from the first to the last here, Moreover, the language and style of writing is wonderful. Highly recommended!

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