The Caesars

by Allan Massie

Examines the reigns of Rome's first twelve emperors, including Julius Caesar, Claudius, Nero, and Caligula, and attempts to describes the personality of each ruler

Genres: History, Ancient, Roman

237 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Allan Massie was a Scottish journalist, sports writer and novelist. He was one of Scotland's most prolific and well-known journalists, writing regular columns for The Scotsman, The Sunday Times (Scotland) and the Scottish Daily Mail. He was the author of nearly 30 books, including 20 novels. He is notable for novels set in the distant past and Vichy France.

Reviews

[Olethros · Rating 3 out of 5]

-Varias cosas a la vez.-

Género. Ensayo (pero bastante particular).

Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Los Césares (publicación original: The Caesars, 1983) es un acercamiento a los líderes de la Antigua Roma desde el final de la república hasta Domiciano, que mezcla los datos históricos con los biográficos para ofrecer una visión muy propia de la época.

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[Justin Neville · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very accessible, if dry, potted history of the Caesars from Julius to Domitian.

This was published in the early 80s, just a few years before Massie started publishing a wonderful series of novels on many of these characters. As a fan of those books (which I must re-read one of these days), it was interesting to see this volume as the factual grounding for the fictional versions he would later produce.