Tag: roman empire
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Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Augustus: Always remember to pay your bodyguards. Quick synopsis: A biography of Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome. Fact for Non-History People: Yes, that’s where we get August from. The month is named after him. It used to be Sextilis. August is definitely catchier. Fact for History Nerds: Augustus ushered in…
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Pax by Tom Holland
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Pax: Congrats on becoming emperor. You’ll be dead soon. Quick synopsis: A look at the Roman Empire at the height of its power. Fact for Non-History People: Nero married a lookalike of his dead wife. Not strange except this person was a man who Nero forced surgery upon to remove…. well,…