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AD69: Emperors, Armies and Anarchy
Nic Fields
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Description for AD69: Emperors, Armies and Anarchy
Hardback. Famously bloody and anarchic period of Roman history Author's clear narrative untangles the twists and turns of shifting alliances and analyses the military events. Num Pages: 271 pages, 5 maps, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the 'Year of the Four Emperors', was probably one of Rome's worst. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. How could a new man occupy the vacant throne in Rome and establish a new dynasty? This situation had never arisen before, since in all previous successions the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic ... Read more
With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the 'Year of the Four Emperors', was probably one of Rome's worst. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. How could a new man occupy the vacant throne in Rome and establish a new dynasty? This situation had never arisen before, since in all previous successions the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781591888
SKU
V9781781591888
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About Nic Fields
Nic Fields, is a former Royal Marine turned classical scholar and now full-time military historian. Among his many previous works are Roman Conquests: North Africa (2010) and The Spartan Way (2012), both published by Pen & Sword.
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