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Emperor of Rome : ruling the ancient Roman world  Cover Image Book Book

Emperor of Rome : ruling the ancient Roman world / Mary Beard.

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  • ISBN: 9780871404220
  • ISBN: 0871404222
  • Physical Description: xvii, 493 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton Company, [2023]
  • Note: Illustrations on endpapers.
  • Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-457) and index.
  • Formatted Contents: The main characters -- Maps -- Welcome -- Prologue: Dinner with Elagabalus -- One-man rule: The basics -- Who's next? The art of succession -- Power dining -- What's in a palace? -- Palace people: The emperor in his court -- On the job -- Time off? -- Emperors abroad -- Face to face -- 'I think I am becoming a God' -- Epilogue: The end of an era -- What's in a name? -- Further reading and places to visit -- List of illustrations -- Timeline.
Subject: Emperors > Rome > History.
Rome > Politics and government > 30 B.C. -476 A.D.
Rome > Social life and customs.


Available copies

  • 3 of 5 copies available at Consortium of Ohio Libraries. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Community Library (Sunbury).

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  • 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Community Library (Sunbury) 937.06 Bea (Text) 30210313226838 New Books Checked out 12/20/2023


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