Empress of Rome
The Life of Livia
$32.52
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2011
Summary
Empress of Rome is the fascinating biography of one of the most perplexing and powerful figures of the ancient world: the empress Livia. Second wife of the emperor Augustus and the mother of his successor Tiberius, Livia has been vilified by posterity (most notably by Tacitus and Robert Graves) as the quintessence of the scheming Roman matriarch, poisoning her relatives one by one to smooth her son’s path to the imperial throne.
In this elegant and rigorously researched biography, Mat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857381637 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857381636 |
| Author: | Matthew Dennison |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Matthew Dennison
Matthew Dennison is the author of ‘The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter’ (2007). A journalist, he contributes to The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and Country Life. He is married and lives in London and North Wales.
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