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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
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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- Well That Aged Well
- 09-11-23
Anything Mary Beard is worth buying
Anything written by Mary Beard is a must read. This is another brilliant book by professor Beard. 10/10.
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- Dave
- 27-10-23
Excellent audiobook
Mary Beard offers a fascinating insight into the lives of the Roman Emperors, highly recommended for those interested in the Emperors day to day lives, reign, and how they got along with their business. Very entertaining and well written.
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- Karl Wimble
- 03-11-23
Fantastic Listen
Loved everything about it. Very interesting and well written. Was sad when it was over!
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- Tania
- 04-08-24
the author Mary Beard reading her own book sharing her excitement and humour
fantastic research on an extensive subject shared with such enthusiasm, you as a listener, can do nothing but be drawn back to ancient Rome. I love love love this book and will listen again. to return to a finished book is unheard of for me!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-01-24
Loved it
Rich with detail and humour, Mary Beard’s conceptualizing of the emperors as a system makes the information about them and the society they governed easy to absorb. Breaking down aspects of imperial rule into theme, she is able to traverse through centuries, and the expanse of the empire, without getting too bogged down into chromatic timelines.
Excellent as an insight into what life as an emperor might have been like. Beard’s writing and narration is a delight to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-01-24
Emperor of Rome
loved it a brilliant historical account of the dystopia of the Roman Emperors. Very well written and read. A most enjoyable, entertaining and educational experience.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-11-23
Mary Beard is awesome
Emperor of Rome does exactly what it says on the tin. Mary Beards writing is as entertaining as it is informative. I cannot praise this book highly enough
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- Murray Leitch
- 20-12-23
Very good, starts slow but heavy insight into the role of autocrat
Autocracy outlined from the human perspective. Really stresses how different this was as a world to what we are used to today. Interesting portrait of people around the emperor as well. Very well read
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- Robert Knight
- 13-12-23
excellent
gave eye opening views into the court of the emperers, thoroughly enjoyed throughout the audiobook. would recomend
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- Miss
- 03-11-23
Utterly brilliant
I can’t conceive of the words to express how much I value this audiobook. It was long awaited and even so, I was beyond impressed by this book when I finally heard it. It was especially a treat to hear the author read her own work, which would be a valued rarity in audiobooks anyway, even if she didn’t read so beautifully, in a voice, which even semantics aside, is a delight to perceive. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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