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Timothy Venning - Conspiracy and Murder in the late Roman Empire, Inbunden

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Conspiracy and Murder in the late Roman Empire

Av Timothy Venning

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A powerful and graphic text making readers feel involved and 'being there', and based on deep academic research in original and secondary sources. A revisionist history casting vivid light on emperors, cronies, families, rivals, revealing murder, conspiracy, betrayal - almost all known 'sins' - and in the context of survival and foundation of the Roman Empire, East and West. The great names are portrayed with triumphs and failures. Hadrian's indiffereant record including Britain, Commodious 'philosopher king' and linked to Prince Albert in the 19th century, Constantine the Great and Christian empire of East and West, Julian's 'apostacy' and pagan revival resisted, and finally the Goths and the Christian empire.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-10-30
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 27 mm
  • Vikt: 406 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 224
  • Förlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781036183011
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Dr Timothy Venning obtained his PhD from King's College, London, published as Cromwellian Foreign Policy (1995). He is a specialist in the history and biography of the 17th century and Cromwell and the English (British) Civil Wars. He has special interest in the history of Parliament and has worked on the Robert Boyle Papers and the History of Parliament Projects for the University of London, the History of Parliament Trust and on biographies of leading figures in Parliamentary history. He has contributed to the New Dictionary of National Biography on leading Civil Wars figures including Secretary John Thurloe and Cromwell's Ambassadors and Council members. Timothy Venning is an established author of academic and general interest histories with many publications for leading publishers including Pen and Sword and Amberley. The present book follows his Cromwell's Failed State and the Monarchy (Pen and Sword).

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