Empires have risen and crumbled throughout history. But what were the largest and most powerful empires throughout ...

He was posthumously repatriated in 1840. Not only did Bonaparte bring France to military greatness (and rose to Emperorship ...

We then get a series of chapters discussing various aspects of “emperorship” and the ways in which various emperors ruled, often told with Beard’s characteristic amusing, witty, or insightful ...

Through meticulous research into the late Roman narratives and the medieval and Byzantine legends, this book moves beyond a strictly religious perspective by emphasizing the conflicts about the ...

The striking originality of Robinson’s interpretation of early Ming emperorship, and the exacting depth of its research, make this book a true gem of historical scholarship.' Nicola Di Cosmo - ...

“Heritage was everything to the Romans. Severus shared his emperorship with his sons, but in his later years realised they were not going to make good generals. So he brings them both to ...