{"product_id":"emperor-of-rome","title":"Emperor of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Telegraph Best History Book of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TIMES TOP 50 PAPERBACKS OF THE YEAR 2024 '[Mary Beard] has always had the sharpest eyes for telling detail and colourful anecdote' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmperor 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmperor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Bloomberg Best Book of 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Prospect Best History Book of 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Profile Books Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 September 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164 x 243 x 46 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781846683787\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57078686122308,"sku":"9781846683787","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8018\/7972\/files\/9781846683787.jpg?v=1786022530","url":"https:\/\/thehistoryshop.co.uk\/products\/emperor-of-rome","provider":"The History Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}