LUST. LOVE. REVENGE. COMING-OUT. An emperor's search for love destroys the very person he most adores. Crime/mystery/romance historical fiction based upon real events and characters of pagan Rome. Set two centuries before Rome's recognition of Christians, it is an era of intrigue, torrid relations, raging ambition, wild sensuality, & unconventional love. Caesar Hadrian's 'favorite' is found one dawn beneath the waters of the River Nile. Is it a prank gone wrong, a suicide, murder, or something far more sinister? Barrister & historian, Suetonius Tranquillus, & his upmarket courtesan companion Surisca are allowed two days to uncover the truth on pain of penalty. They discover more than they bargained for ...
"A leading authority on imperial Rome and the historical work of Tacitus, as well as being an expert on coins, David Shotter has a distinguished record of publications on the Julio-Claudians.
In this book, Alan Forrest, tells the remarkable story of how the son of a Corsican attorney became the most powerful man in Europe, a man whose charisma and legacy endured after his lonely death many thousands of miles from the country ...
In this volume, Farquharson's work is brought up to date and supplied with an introduction and notes for the student and general reader.
The Emperor Titus
Augustan History , Life of Alexander Severus , 28.6 . 2 Aulus Gellius , Attic Nights , 9.11.7–10 . 3 Dio , 55.10.3 . 4 This is also depicted on coins ( e.g. BMC , I , p . 103 no . 633 – denarius , 29 to 27 BC ) .
"It’s one of the most incredible stories in all of history.
本书中描述了拿破仑叱咤风云的一生中经历过的各次重大战役及其辉煌的军事成就.
滑鐵盧戰役: 拿破崙四之四
帝王养生术
Bajo la forma de una autobiografía imaginaria minuciosamente fundamentada en la realidad histórica, Marguerite Yourcenar reconstruye un tramo espectacular de la historia.