The Roman Emperors: A Biographical Guide to the Rulers of Imperial Rome, 31BC-AD476 - Hardcover

Grant, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297815652 ISBN 13: 9780297815655

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996

Synopsis

This text uses ancient writings, coins, medallions, inscriptions and archaeology to fill in the gaps in our knowledge about the Roman Emperors. The result is a collection of biographical cameos, illustrated throughout with contemporary portraits, of all the emperors to the demise of the Empire.

About this title

Book Description

'Michael Grant is a unique figure among the classical scholars of our time' Spectator

About the Author

Michael Grant is a highly successful and renowned historian of the ancient world. He has held many academic posts including those of Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University; Vice Chancellor of The Queen¿s University, Belfast and Vice Chancellor of the University of Khartoum. He is a Doctor of Letters at Dublin and a Doctor of Laws at Belfast. He has also been President of the Classical Association of England, the Virgil Society and the Royal Numismatic Society, and is a Medallist of the American Numismatic Society. He lives and writes in Italy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297815652
• ISBN 13: 9780297815655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384