Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World | 誠品線上

羅馬皇帝: 廣袤帝國, 權力之顛, 重現古羅馬帝制萬象

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內容簡介 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world?In her international best-seller SPQR, 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).Emperor of Rome 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?Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.

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各界推薦 Britain's most famous classicist [is] at the peak of her powers ... Even more interesting than the insight into the imperial elite is the light the book sheds on the modern world -- Sathnam Sanghera ― The TimesMagisterial ... A beautifully written product of a lifetime of deep scholarly learning -- Martin Wolf ― FTA vibrant alternate history [which] eschews chronological biography of the emperors for an often riotous examination of the fine line between power, performance and the propaganda that shaped their rule ― Sunday TelegraphThe Cambridge classicist has always had the sharpest of eyes for telling detail and colourful anecdote. There's no shortage of these in Emperor of Rome, Beard's colossal undertaking that covers nearly 300 years of one-man rule from Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus -- 'Paperbacks of the Week' ― Sunday TimesAn enthralling analysis of the wild stories that circulated about Rome's ruthless rulers ... Beard does a wonderful job of taking us into the maelstrom of fantasy, desire and projection that swirled around these rulers -- Kathryn Hughes ― Guardian

作者介紹

作者介紹 Mary BeardMary Beard is one of the most original and best-known classicists working today. She is Professor of Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Classics editor of the TLS. She is a fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her books include the Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town (2008) and the best-selling SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (2015). Her popular TLS blog has been collected in the books It's a Don's Life and All in a Don's Day. Her latest book is Women & Power: A Manifesto (2017).

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最佳賣點 : 《SPQR》、《女力告白》作者，英國最受歡迎的歷史學家瑪莉‧畢爾德教授深入探究：羅馬皇帝究竟擁有多大權力？羅馬宮廷真如傳說中的殘暴血腥？