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Bezig met laden... Dark History of the Roman Emperors (2008)door Michael Kerrigan
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An easy-to-follow, well a illustrated overview of the rulers of Rome which includes a bunch of the much-neglected later emperors. Some of those later emperors tried hard to hold together the empire, counterbalanced by others who were crazier than Caligula on a Saturday night. Many of the illustrations are from medieval paintings, with variances from actuality noted. A simple chart listing the emperors, perhaps with short, supplementary nights, would've been nice, just to keep score. Good, light pop history. This is an interesting read, which features the different emperors of the Roman Empire. Since the subject of the Roman Empire is a vast one, don't expect to find a lot of history about the Roman Empire in this book. It tends to feature more of the eccentric characteristics of the different emperors. I did enjoy it, though, partly because it helped to put the empire into more of a context for me. Before reading this book, I was only vaguely aware of the Roman Empire in history and hadn't read a lot about it or know much about its formation or the demise, and this book did clarify the vastness of the empire. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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From the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., Dark History of the Roman Emperors reveals the adultery, incest, profligacy, sadism and insanity of Rome's 500 year empire. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)937.060922History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Empire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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While I feel cheated I did still enjoy the book. I don't believe everything I read here, because this series deals in gossip and rumor. Other books in the Dark History series I read, where I'm more educated on the subject matter, have passed a lot of untrue or questionable facts off as matter of fact. But it was interesting enough that I plan to read up on the subject further to get a more complete and accurate picture.
I would very much enjoy reading the second half of this book that doesn't exist, but since it doesn't I'll have to deal with being entertained with what I've been given and I was. ( )