Dynasties: the Rise and Fall of the Caesars
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Tom Holland attempts to fill the gap between historical materials and rumors in the form of narrative history, helping us to open up a new path between credulity and excessive doubt to trace the history of the Julian Claudian dynasty. From Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula to Claudius and Nero, the years the family dominated Rome were a long period of experimentation, with each emperor testing the boundaries of power. Tiberius transforms from great general to cynical hermit, Caligula rides across the sea in pursuit of pleasure, and Nero establishes himself as a tragic hero through his matricide. In "Dynasty", a painting depicting the first dynasty of Rome, Holland will look for the causes and consequences of these events, or the creative motivations behind these rumors, and vividly restore this story about domination and destruction.
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