{"product_id":"emperor-of-rome","title":"Emperor of Rome","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e Top Ten \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her international best-seller \u003cem\u003eSPQR\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmperor of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmperor of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706251763948,"sku":"9781846683794","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781846683794_34eab6ac-383c-4228-9e7c-a04a6c4e66b3.jpg?v=1732049457","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/emperor-of-rome","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}