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The Successor - Tiberius and the Triumph of the Roman Empire (Hardcover)
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The Successor - Tiberius and the Triumph of the Roman Empire (Hardcover)
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Politics, prestige, power - monster, angel, emperor. Tiberius'
unique position as the unrivaled leader of the ancient Roman Empire
has not prevented him from being pushed to the sidelines of
historical interest. In The Successor, Willemijn van Dijk seeks to
remedy this relegation in her compelling portrait of a complicated
ancient ruler. Tiberius inherited power from the legendary Augustus
as the Roman Empire's first successor. His influence stretched from
northern Africa to the southern Netherlands and from Spain to
Syria. Yet despite its many challenges, this vast area would not
remain unmanaged for long. In his twenty-three-year reign as
emperor, Tiberius consolidated power in the new form of government
his adoptive father had founded, and in doing so he established the
Julio-Claudian dynasty, a line that would rule Rome for half a
century. The story of Tiberius is one of intrigue. Van Dijk draws
readers onto backstreets and into back rooms, bringing Rome to life
with vivid portrayals of what it was like to stand on the great
Palatine Hill or by the banks of the Tiber. Against this vibrant
urban tapestry, van Dijk weaves together the gripping narrative of
Tiberius' rise - a complicated game of power, politics, and
conspiracy. Van Dijk strips away the varnish of myth to paint an
accurate, incisive picture of a man who at the late age of
fifty-five became the greatest commander-in-chief of his day.
Vivid, scandalous, and thought-provoking, The Successor tells the
story of a somber man - a figure neither wholly sympathetic nor
entirely repulsive - who became an emperor, and of an emperor who
became a tyrant.
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