This is the first book to focus on the succession of rulers of imperial
Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Now no one need
be in any doubt as to who built the Colosseum or when Rome was sacked by
the Goths: Chronicle of the Roman Emperors provides the answers
quickly and authoritatively.
The biographical portraits of the principal emperors from Augustus to
Constantine, together with a concluding section on the later emperors,
make the book a comprehensive history of imperial Rome. Colorful
contemporary judgments by writers such as Suetonius and Tacitus are
balanced by judicious character assessments made in the light of modern
research. The famous and the infamous--Caligula and Claudius, Trajan and
Caracalla--receive their due, while lesser names emerge clearly from the
shadows for the first time.
In addition to timelines detailing major events, each emperor is
introduced by a coin portrait, a bust, and a datafile listing key
information, such as name at birth, full imperial titles, and place and
manner of death.