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One criticism is that holland has a habit of using quotes in the text without citing the author in-text (although there is invariably a footnote) still holland manages to update the information and manages to apply some needed skepticism to some of th... Read More
The book moves along at a breakneck pace but never lacks for detail. The author's impeccable research allows him to provide personal facts about the main characters. I am as educated as anyone and appreciate straight storytelling.
It chronicles corruption of government and the ephemeral devotion of the people to the extravagance and vulgarity of their supreme rulers. One gets to know them intimately, their strengths, fears, adulterous behavior and their ordering the exile or de... Read More
The emperor was viewed as a living god, adding to his legitimacy and placing the emperor at the heart of local ritual. There are details here that historians will appreciate and that i found a little more than i wanted to know. Holy roman empire queen... Read More
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His work is simply a continuation of the gossip he enjoys writing so much about. There is way too much intermingling of major characters such as emperors, princes, generals and others to the extent of gossip that it becomes tedious, boring and eventua... Read More
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Quality
It was stirring, apparently accurate and presented with a you are there' quality.
Sexual fantasies are actualized with the increasingly bizarre habits of each successive augustan caesar.
“dynasty” follows the bloodline of the house of caesar to its ultimate end, concluding with the death of nero.
Competitiveness
He even performs and sings for the roman people, and plays a starring role in the olympics.
The brits weren't barbarous, they actually had/have more civilized laws than the romans, i think.
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From a republican transition to a principate after 27 b
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The mold of roman history was set to function for the next 400 years longer than the united states has been a republic
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Gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire in first volume form appeared in 1776
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I found the book quite informative taking the material as it appears without resorting to false connections to our present as mary beards spqr annoyingly attempts to do from the outset
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In contrast to many historical books about the holy roman empire which focus on the events in roman history this book deals with the last five roman emperors in a very personal way describing their ascension to power the intrigues of their reign and the details of their deaths
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I sometimes had to go back and reread some passages just to make sense of the subject
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Excellent wellwritten survey of the julioclaudian emperors
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