{"product_id":"9781041370239","title":"Lives of the Roman Emperors From Augustus to Romulus Augustulus","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLives of the Roman Emperors\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Augustus to Romulus Augustulus\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Merrony\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Rome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLives of the Roman Emperors\u003c\/i\u003e presents a concise biography of every Roman emperor from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus and some of the more prominent usurping emperors in a single volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach biography is informed by ancient texts and modern scholarship, presenting a balanced and informed opinion of the lives of ninety-five rulers. Each entry presents an account of every emperor’s early life, family, career, relations with the senate, achievements, enlightened rule versus tyranny, and their deaths. A special emphasis is laid upon the physical appearance of emperors through the lens of ancient writers, marble portrait sculpture, and coins, and their ideology. The biographical sections are complemented by a comprehensive introduction and chapters summarising the main social and economic trends of the Late Republic, Principate, and Late Roman periods, while a concluding chapter examines the crucial relations between the emperor and the army, the senate, and the people – key to any emperor’s longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLives of the Roman Emperors \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique reference tool for students and scholars of Roman history, providing a reign-by-reign account of some of the most celebrated, fascinating, and notorious characters in history in an informative yet accessible style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Merrony\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford; a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London; and Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Antiqvvs Magazine. He is an accomplished field archaeologist specialising in the Romano-British period and has published several monographs on Roman archaeology and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041370239\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e458\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547540144268,"sku":"9781041370239","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041370239","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}