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Hardback. New. A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)

Profile Books, 2023. Hardcover. New. main edition. 512 pages. 9.53x6.46x1.81 inches.

Published by Profile Books, 2023 (Circa.). Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The fact and fiction of the rulers of the ancient Roman world. Brown boards, gilt title to spine 493 pages. Colour and b/w photos. 2nd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

Profile Books, 2023 8vo (24 cm), XVII, [1], 493, [1] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Emperor of Rome explores the fact and fiction of the rulers of the ancient Roman world, asking what they did, why they did it, and why their stories have been told in the extravagant, sometimes lurid, ways that they have. It looks at big questions of power, corruption and conspiracy. But it also looks at the day-to-day practicalities of their lives. What, and where, did they eat? Who did they sleep with? How did they travel? In the course of the book, we shall meet many people who were not, and did not aspire to be, emperors themselves, but who made the imperial system possible: wary aristocrats, enslaved cooks, diligent secretaries, court jesters - even a doctor who treated one young prince for his tonsillitis. The survival of the Roman empire as a system makes no sense if it was ruled by a series of deranged autocrats. I am interested in how those stories of madness arose, in how the business of… Read More

SCARCE SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed by Ms. Beard directly to the full title page. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by "the world's most famous classicist" (Guardian).
In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and taking us through the nearly three centuries―and some thirty emperors―that separate him from the boy-king Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).… Read More

London: Profile Books, 2023. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [i-xvii], 493pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Book is a stated first UK edition with a number line starting with 1. Author has signed her name on the title page. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and jacket has an archival Brodart protector. "Signed by the author" sticker on jacket front. Very slight bump to corner of spine head. Lots of illustrations throughout the book plus a section with color photos. Very much gift quality. Contents The Main Characters Maps Welcome Prologue Ten Chapters Epilogue What's In a Name Further Reading and Places to Visit List of Illustration Timeline Acknowledgements Index.

UK: Profile Books. A fine UK first edition and first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2023.

UK: Profile Books. A fine UK first edition and first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED, PUBLICATION DATED & LOCATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2023.

UK: Profile Books. A fine UK first edition and first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & LINED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2023.