{"product_id":"book-czau","title":"Ten Caesars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of \u003ci\u003eTen Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a script for \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones” \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this essential and “enlightening” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) work, Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made it Christian and moved the capital east to Constantinople.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDuring these centuries Rome gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. By the fourth century, the time of Constantine, the Roman Empire had changed so dramatically in geography, ethnicity, religion, and culture that it would have been virtually unrecognizable to Augustus. Rome’s legacy remains today in so many ways, from language, law, and architecture to the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who shaped it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine. Over the ages, they learned to maintain the family business—the government of an empire—by adapting when necessary and always persevering no matter the cost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e is a “captivating narrative that breathes new life into a host of transformative figures” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). This “superb summation of four centuries of Roman history, a masterpiece of compression, confirms Barry Strauss as the foremost academic classicist writing for the general reader today” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347241214256,"sku":"BDczau","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347241312560,"sku":"10czau","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/czau-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773689732","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-czau","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}