Rose Mary Sheldon

Broschiertes Buch

Guarding the Caesars

Roman Internal Security under the Flavian Dynasty

Beschreibung

This book is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome, a place where seventy-five percent of all emperors died of assassination. It explores the methods used by the emperor Vespasian to establish a new dynasty out of the chaos of civil war, to maintain his power, and to pass along the dynasty to his two sons, Titus and Domitian.

Autor

Professor Emerita Rose Mary Sheldon taught at The Virginia Military Institute for twenty-five years where she held the Henry King Burgwyn, Jr., Chair in Military History. Her books include Ambush! Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare; Rome's Wars in Parthia: Blood in the Sand, Spies of the Bible; Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome: Trust in the Gods, but Verify; and Kill Caesar!: Assassination in the Early Roman Empire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 729g
• ISBN-13: 9781538181140
• ISBN-10: 1538181142
• Artikelnr.: 67408735