AD 69 emperors, armies & anarchy
With the death of Nero by his own hand on 9 June, AD 68, the Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an end, and Rome was up for the taking. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. The result was that generals of the empire fell into a bloody power struggle to decide who had the right...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Barnsley, England
Pen & Sword Military
2014
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| Summary: | With the death of Nero by his own hand on 9 June, AD 68, the Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an end, and Rome was up for the taking. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. The result was that generals of the empire fell into a bloody power struggle to decide who had the right to wear the imperial purple. |
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| Item Description: | "One year, one empire, four emperors"--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: | xxxi, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781591881 (hardcover) 9781781591888 (hardcover) |