Chronicle
of the Roman Emperors : The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial
Rome
by Chris Scarre
Hardcover: ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.93 x 10.28 x 7.96
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; (October 1995)
ISBN: 0500050775
Constantine
the Great: And the Christian Revolution
by G.P. Baker
Paperback: 351 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.88 x
8.48 x 5.55
Publisher: Cooper Square Press; ; (December 2001)
ISBN: 0815411588
The
Christianity of Constantine the Great
by T.G. Elliott
Publisher: Univ of Scranton Pr; (December 1997)
Constantine
and the Conversion of Europe
by Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr; Reprint edition (December 1979)
Constantine:
History, Historiography, and Legend
by Samuel N.C. Leiu and Dominic Monserrat
Book Description: Constantine examines the reign of Constantine,
the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople. From a variety
of angles: historical, historiographical and mythical. The volume examines
the circumstances of Constantine's reign and the historical problems surrounding
them, the varied accounts of Constantine's life and the plethora of popular
medieval legends surrounding the reign, to reveal the different visions
and representations of the emperor from saint and patron of the Western
church to imperial prototype. Constantine: History, Historiography and
Legend presents a comprehensive and arresting study of this important and
controversial emperor.
Publisher: Routledge; (September 1998)
Constantine
and the Bishops: The Politics of Intolerance
by H. A. Drake
Book Description Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms
of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded the emperor
Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism.
But in Constantine and the Bishops, historian H. A. Drake offers
a fresh and more nuanced understanding of Constantine's rule and, especially,
of his relations with Christians.
Constantine, Drake suggests, was looking not only for a god in whom
to believe but also a policy he could adopt. Uncovering the political motivations
behind Constantine's policies, Drake shows how those policies were constructed
to ensure the stability of the empire and fulfill Constantine's imperial
duty in securing the favor of heaven.
Despite the emperor's conversion to Christianity, Drake concludes, Rome
remained a world filled with gods and with men seeking to depose rivals
from power. A book for students and scholars of ancient history and religion,
Constantine and the Bishops shows how Christian belief motivated and gave
shape to imperial rule.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; (December 1999)
Constantine:
Ruler of Ancient Rome
by Julian Morgan
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group; (January 2003)
Constructing
Autocracy: Aristocrats and Emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome
by Matthew B. Roller
Book Description: Rome's transition from a republican system
of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil
upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling
dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political
shock to Rome's aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political
order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish itself and how did
the Roman elites from the time of Julius Caesar to Nero make sense of it?
In this compelling book, Matthew Roller reveals a "dialogical" process
at work, in which writers and philosophers vigorously negotiated and contested
the nature and scope of the emperor's authority, despite the consensus
that he was the ultimate authority figure in Roman society.
Hardcover: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.03 x
9.43 x 6.34
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr; ; (March 1, 2001)
ISBN: 069105021X
Caligula:
The Corruption of Power
by Anthony A. Barrett
Book Description: Was the Roman emperor Caligula really the
depraved despot of popular legend? In this book-the first major reassessment
of Caligula`s life and career in over fifty years-Anthony A. Barrett draws
on archaeological, numismatic, and literary evidence to evaluate this infamous
figure in the context of the system that gave him absolute power.
Paperback: 360 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.82 x
9.23 x 6.15
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr; ; (March 1998)
ISBN: 0300074298
Emperor
Worship and Roman Religion
by Ittai Gradel
Book Description: This book presents the first study of emperor
worship among the Romans themselves, in Rome and its heartland Italy. It
argues that emperor worship was indeed perfectly in keeping with Roman
religious tradition, which has been generally misunderstood by a posterity
imbued in radically different notions of the relationship between man and
the divine.
Hardcover: 300 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x
8.25 x 5.75
Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; (October 2002)
ISBN: 0198152752
I,
Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered
and Deified A.D. 54
by Robert Graves
Book Description: Considered an idiot because of his physical
infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns
of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in
41 A.D. A masterpiece.
Paperback: 468 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.84 x
8.02 x 5.24
Publisher: Vintage Books; ; Reissue edition (November
1989)
ISBN: 067972477X
Claudius
the God and His Wife Messalina
by Robert Graves
Picking up where the extraordinarily interesting I, Claudius
ends, Claudius the God tells the tale of Claudius' 13-year reign
as Emperor of Rome. Naturally, it ends when Claudius is murdered--believe
me, it's not giving anything away to say this; the surprise is when someone
doesn't get poisoned. While Claudius spends most of his time before becoming
emperor tending to his books and his writings and trying to stay out of
the general line of corruption and killings, his life on the throne puts
him into the center of the political maelstrom. Amazon.com
Paperback: 533 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.97 x
7.96 x 5.21
Publisher: Vintage Books; ; (October 1989)
ISBN: 0679725733
A
Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors
by Anthony Blond
Covers Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
Paperback: 256 pages
Carroll & Graf; ISBN: 0786707593; (August 2000)
The
Twelve Caesars
by Suetonius, Robert Graves,
Michael Grant
Born in 60 A.D., Suetonius served for several years as secretary to
the Roman emperor Hadrian. His years in the palaces and halls of imperial
government served him well when he set out to write this oftentimes eye-popping,
tell-all account of the doings of the first 12 emperors, from Julius to
Domitian, who make the good fellas of Mafia renown seem tame by comparison.
From Suetonius we learn that Augustus was afraid of lightning and thunder
and carried a piece of seal skin as protection against them; that Caligula
slept with his mother and his sister; and that Nero outlawed mimes in Rome--which
may mean that he wasn't such a bad man after all. Suetonius doesn't hesitate
to say when he's reporting gossip that he has not personally verified,
but what gossip it is! This translation, by the noted classicist Robert
Graves, serves the ancient chronicler very well indeed. Amazon.com
Paperback from Penguin USA (Paper)
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The
Year of the Four Emperors (Roman Imperial Biographies)
by Kenneth Wellesley, Barbara Levick (Introduction)
(Paperback - October 2000)
Nero:
The End of a Dynasty
by Miriam T. Griffin
Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.89 x
9.15 x 6.17
Publisher: Routledge; ; 1 edition (March 2000)
ISBN: 0415214645
Nero:
Destroyer of Rome
by Julian Morgan
Juvenile
Library Binding: 110 pages ; Dimensions (in inches):
0.50 x 10.00 x 7.25
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group; ; 1st edition (January
2003)
ISBN: 0823935965
Hadrian:
The Restless Emperor
by Anthony R. Birley
Although his decision to abandon the expansionist policies of his predecessors
seemed to forecast the Roman Empire's decline, this evenhanded biography
demonstrates that Hadrian (A.D. 76-138) was also an intelligent, energetic
ruler. With equal judiciousness ancient historian Anthony R. Birley scrutinizes
Hadrian's private life--including an unhappy marriage and a devoted homosexual
attachment--and his public works, from Britain's monumental wall to the
disastrous attempt to Hellenize his Jewish subjects. Birley makes good
use of primary sources and academic monographs to create a scholarly yet
accessible narrative. Amazon.com
Paperback: 424 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.03 x
9.19 x 6.19
Publisher: Routledge; ; 1 edition (April 2000)
ISBN: 0415228123
Hadrian
and the Cities of the Roman Empire
by Mary Taliaferro Boatwright
Paperback: 264 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.64 x
9.36 x 6.14
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr; ; Reprint edition (January
2003)
ISBN: 0691094934
Life
of Constantine
by Eusebius, Averil Cameron, Stuart George Hall
Book Description: The emperor Constantine changed the world
by making the Roman Empire Christian. Eusebius wrote his life and preserved
his letters so that his policy would continue. This English translation
is the first based on modern critical editions. Its Introduction and Commentary
open up the many important issues the Life of Constantine raises.
Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x
8.50 x 5.50
Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; (November 1999)
ISBN: 0198149247
The
Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99 and the Reign of Nerva
by John D. Grainger
Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (December 2002)
Trajan:
Optimus Princeps
by Julian Bennett
Book Description: The emperor Trajan is one of the very few
Roman emperors who, over the centuries, has always been seen in a good
light. He is remembered for his expansion of the Empire, his monumental
public-works projects, and his refusal to persecute the EmpireÃs Christian
minority. The very substance of his glorious reputation, however, is tested
by Julian Bennett in this comprehensive biography„the first since 1927
and the first ever in English. While the period as a whole is ill-served
by the extant literary evidence, Bennett supplements this with a thorough
examination of the contemporary archaeological and epigraphic evidence,
covering every major aspect of TrajanÃs reign. Although some of his original
suggestions may remain speculative, his central conclusion is that TrajanÃs
contemporary reputation as Optimus Princeps seems to have been richly deserved.
Publisher: Indiana University Press; 2nd edition (March 1, 2001)
Septimius
Severus: The African Emperor
by Anthony Birley
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 1999)
The
Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
C. Scot Hicks and David V. Hicks (Translators)
Set
Among Princes: The Saga of Claudia Rufina
by Sharon L. Griffiths.
Historical Fiction
Livia:
First Lady of Imperial Rome
by Anthony A. Barrett
Tiberius
Caesar
by G. P. Baker
The
Annals of Imperial Rome
by Cornelius Tacitus, translated by Michael Grant
Death and the Emperor: Roman Funerary Monuments, From Augustus to
Marcus Aurelius
by Penelope J. E. Davies
Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x
10.00 x 7.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ASIN: 0521632366
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