Trafford joyfully covers 500 years of history, in chronological order, cover most of the Roman Empire in detail, with a heavy focus on those she deems "worst". I loved how she gets into the question "who says so?" rather than accepting all the primary and secondary sources at face value, examining the bias each contemporary and historian brought to the tablet.
Trafford starts by comparing Augustus to a magician, cleverly hiding in plain sight the fact he was an emperor - and how subsequent emperors did or didn't do that, with the worst, coincidently, being the ones rubbing the Senators face in the fact they were absolute monarchs.
A very good coverage of the emperors of Rome, especially for someone new to the subjec
NetGalley, Kara Race-Moore
Trafford joyfully covers 500 years of history, in chronological order, cover most of the Roman Empire in detail, with a heavy focus on those she deems "worst". I loved how she gets into the question "who says so?" rather than accepting all the primary and secondary sources at face value, examining the bias each contemporary and historian brought to the tablet.
Trafford starts by comparing Augustus to a magician, cleverly hiding in plain sight the fact he was an emperor - and how subsequent emperors did or didn't do that, with the worst, coincidently, being the ones rubbing the Senators face in the fact they were absolute monarchs.
A very good coverage of the emperors of Rome, especially for someone new to the subjec
NetGalley, Kara Race-Moore
"This handsomely-produced book will be useful and probably surprising to those interested in the Roman Wall and the land from which it was created."
Hexham Local History Society Newsletter - Autumn 2023
"This handsomely-produced book will be useful and probably surprising to those interested in the Roman Wall and the land from which it was created."
Hexham Local History Society Newsletter - Autumn 2023
A well-researched and concise read that brings the past to life.
Reader review
A well-researched and concise read that brings the past to life.
Reader review
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VaeVictis Magazine, September 2023
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VaeVictis Magazine, September 2023
Review as featured in
VaeVictis Magazine, September 2023
Review as featured in
VaeVictis Magazine, September 2023
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