{"product_id":"emperor-of-rome-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller","title":"Emperor of Rome: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e TOP TEN \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her international best-seller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSPQR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmperor of Rome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEmperor of Rome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eto be Roman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Beard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45081561858225,"sku":"9781846683794","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1833\/4129\/files\/Untitleddesign-2025-01-06T094618.571.png?v=1737271604","url":"https:\/\/cd15fe-a1.myshopify.com\/products\/emperor-of-rome-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller","provider":"Aafaq Bookstore UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}