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Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome de Stephen Dando–Collins

Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome

Autor Stephen Dando–Collins
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 feb 2008
Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire′s collapse more than four centuries later? This brilliant investigation of Germanicus Caesar s death and its aftermath is both a compelling history and first–class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470137413
ISBN-10: 047013741X
Pagini: 273
Dimensiuni: 164 x 240 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Colecția John Wiley &Sons
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Readers of Dando–Collins Legions series. Fans of HBO′s Rome and the classic BBC series I, Claudius. Fans of Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davies and other writers whose mysteries are set in Ancient Rome.

Descriere

Unraveling A Murder Mystery That Changed History Could the killing of a single great leader while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire′s collapse more than four centuries later? Perhaps, but only if that leader were the grandson of Mark Antony, the adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, handpicked by Augustus to become the third emperor, as well as the father of Caligula and the grandfather of Nero.
Germanicus Julius Caesar was all of the above. He was also a brilliant general, a master politician, and the most beloved man in the empire. This brilliant investigation of his death and its aftermath is both a compelling, thought–provoking history and a first–class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy.
Praise for CAESAR′S LEGION
"A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar′s Legio X. . . . More than a mere unit account, it incorporates the history of Rome and the Roman army at the height of their power and gory glory. Many military historians consider Caesar′s legion the world′s most efficient infantry before the arrival of gunpowder. This book shows why. Written in readable, popular style, Caesar′s Legion is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in Roman history at a critical point in European civilization."
T. R. Fehrenbach, author of This Kind of War, Lone Star, and Comanches

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Unraveling A Murder Mystery That Changed History Could the killing of a single great leader while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire′s collapse more than four centuries later? Perhaps, but only if that leader were the grandson of Mark Antony, the adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, handpicked by Augustus to become the third emperor, as well as the father of Caligula and the grandfather of Nero.
Germanicus Julius Caesar was all of the above. He was also a brilliant general, a master politician, and the most beloved man in the empire. This brilliant investigation of his death and its aftermath is both a compelling, thought–provoking history and a first–class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy.
Praise for CAESAR′S LEGION
"A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar′s Legio X. . . . More than a mere unit account, it incorporates the history of Rome and the Roman army at the height of their power and gory glory. Many military historians consider Caesar′s legion the world′s most efficient infantry before the arrival of gunpowder. This book shows why. Written in readable, popular style, Caesar′s Legion is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in Roman history at a critical point in European civilization."
T. R. Fehrenbach, author of This Kind of War, Lone Star, and Comanches

Cuprins

Atlas. Bloodline of the Caesars.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
I The Murder of Germanicus Caesar.
II The Immediate Aftermath.
III The Return to Rome.
IV Piso Returns.
V Motives for Murder.
VI The Murder Trial Begins.
VII Prosecution and Defense.
VIII Destroying the Family of Germanicus.
IX The Downfall of Sejanus.
X The Germanicus Emperor.
XI The Murder of Caligula.
XII The New Germanicus Emperor.
XIII The Murder of Claudius.
XIV The Murder of Britannicus.
XV The Claims of Germanicus s Quaestor.
XVI The Murder of Nero s Mother.
XVII Death for Burrus and Octavia.
XVIII The Plot to Murder Nero.
XIX The End of Nero.
XX Unmasking Germanicus s Murderers.
XXI How the Murder Was Carried Out.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.

Notă biografică

Stephen Dando–Collins is the author of Caesar′s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar′s Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome, Nero′s Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome′s Remarkable Fourteenth Legion, Cleopatra′s Kidnappers: How Caesar′s Sixth Legion Gave Egypt to Rome and Rome to Caesar, and Mark Antony′s Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor. He is an Australian–born researcher, editor, and author who has spent the last three decades identifying and studying the individual legions of the Roman army of the late Republic and the empire of the Caesars.

Recenzii

This is a work to keep you fascinated and to make you wonder at the web of deceit that could occur in Rome. BBC History Magazine May/June 2008