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