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Auteur(s) : Strauss, Barry S. (1953-....)
Titre(s) : Ten Caesars [Texte imprimé] : Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine / Barry Strauss
Édition : First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Publication : New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi, 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-387) and index
"Best-selling historian and classicist Barry Strauss tells the story of the rise and
fall of the Roman Empire through the lives of ten of its most important emperors,
from Augustus to Constantine" ; "Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss tells
the story of the Roman Empire through the lives of ten men who ruled Rome, from Augustus,
the founder, to Constantine, who refounded the empire as Christian and established
a new capital at Constantinople, three and a half centuries later. During these centuries
Rome gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. The empire reached from modern-day
Britain to Iraq, and over time emperors came not from the old Roman families of the
first century but from men born in the provinces, some of whom had never even seen
Rome. By the time of Constantine, the Roman Empire had changed so dramatically in
geography, ethnicity, religion, and culture that it would have been virtually unrecognizable
to Augustus. But in one way it remained faithful to his vision: it survived, no matter
the cost. In the imperial era Roman women--mothers, wives, mistresses--had substantial
authority and influence over the emperors, and Strauss profiles the most important
among them, from Livia, Augustus's wife, to Helena, Constantine's mother. But even
women in the imperial family often found themselves forced by their emperors to marry
or divorce for purely political reasons, and at times they faced exile or even murder.
Rome laid the foundations of the West, and its legacy still shapes us today in so
many ways, from language, law, and architecture to the seat of the Roman Catholic
Church. Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who made
it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius
Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine. In time they learned to maintain the family
business--the government of an empire--by adapting when necessary and always persevering.
[This book] is essential history as well as fascinating biography."--Dust jacket
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : 10 Caesars
Sujet(s) : Empereurs -- Rome
Rome -- 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Indice(s) Dewey :
937.060 922 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Péninsule italienne - 0031 av J.-C.-0476 ap J.-C. - Biographie
collective
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781451668834. - ISBN 145166883X. - ISBN 9781451668858 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb470251877
Notice n° :
FRBNF47025187
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Prologue: night on the Palatine ; Augustus, the founder ; Tiberius, the tyrant
; Nero, the entertainer ; Vespasian, the commoner ; Trajan, the best prince ; Hadrian,
the Greek ; Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher ; Septimius Severus, the African ;
Diocletian, the great divider ; Constantine, the Christian.
