Emperors Don't Die in Bed

This fresh and engaging book looks at each of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar in 44BC to Romulus Augustulus in AD 476, illuminating not only the manner of their deaths but what their final days tell us about their lives.

A lively general introduction to the Roman Emperors, from Julius Ceasar (44BC) to Romulus Augustulus (476 AD), the last western Emperor. Focusses on their unusual deaths, and what their final days can tell us about their lives.

'Fik Meijer's book is very handy as a repetition course for everybody interested in the history and fate of the Roman emperors.' Arctos

Autorentext
Fik Meijer is professor of Ancient History at the University of Amsterdam, translator and author. His most recent publication is St. Paul's Seavoyage to Rome.

Inhalt
Introduction 1 The Julio-Claudian emperors 2 The year of the four emperors 3 The Flavian emperors 4 The Antonine emperors 5 The African and Syrian emperors 6 The soldier emperors 7 Diocletian and the tetrarchy 8 Constantine and the struggle for power 9 The dynasty of Constantine 10 The late fourth century 11 The divided empire 12 The end of antiquity