'I, Caesar' takes a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six men who ruled the Roman empire. Starting with Julius Caesar, Phil Grabsky charts the rise and fall of Roman power over 600 years. The careers of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian were made up of bloody battles and tactical bribery, stunning innovation and profound corruption, dazzling rhetoric and vicious back-stabbing.
Whether your interest is the Caesars' brilliant military manoeuvring, Rome's astonishing statuary and architecture or the all too familiar political strategies behind Imperial power, Phil Grabsky's book offers an accessible introduction to the subject. Generously illustrated with fascinating photographs and unique computer-generated reconstructions of ancient Rome, 'I, Caesar' takes a fresh look at the Roman empire, and shows that ancient history doesn't have to be a thing of the past...
