Review: Emperor of Rome
Mary Beard
The book "Emperor of Rome" of Mary Beard is a fascinating journey deep into the world of Roman rulers, showing their lives and governments from a new, extremely interesting perspective. The author, who is an outstanding expert on ancient Rome, does not focus only on the well -known biographies of Caesars, but asks questions about the very essence of power in the empire, how the emperors were perceived by the contemporary and what mechanisms ruled their court.