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02628aam a2200445 i 4500 001 CC96EDC2DEE811EBB94CC8CD21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210707010029 008 200928s2021 ctua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020043435 020 $a 1633886905 020 $a 9781633886902 035 $a (OCoLC)1182846628 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ff----- $a aw----- $a ff----- 050 00 $a DG274 $b .B368 2021 082 00 $a 937/.060922 $2 23 100 1 $a Barlag, Phillip, $e author. 245 10 $a Evil Roman emperors : $b the shocking history of ancient Rome's most wicked rulers from Caligula to Nero and more / $c Phillip Barlag. 264 1 $a Guilford, Connecticut : $b Prometheus Books, $c [2021] 300 $a xix, 215 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: the city founded in blood -- The proud (Tarquin) -- The oligarchs (the Roman Senate) -- (dis)honorable mention #1: the innovator (Augustus) -- The little boots (Caligula) -- The ladykiller (Nero) -- (dis)honorable mention #2: the sidekick (Otho) -- The gladiator (Commodus) -- The bodyguards (the Praetorians) -- The scowler (Caracalla) -- The unholy priest (Elagabalus) -- The giant (Maximinus Thrax) -- (dis)honorable mention #3: the pragmatist (Diocletian) -- (dis)honorable mention #4: the penitent (Theodosius) -- The backstabbers (Honorius and Valentinian III) -- The countdown -- Epilogue: the end is just the beginning. 520 $a "Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome's rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became. It concludes by ranking them, counting down to the worst ruler in Rome's long history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Emperors $z Rome $v Biography. 651 0 $a Rome $x Kings and rulers $v Biography. 651 0 $a Rome $x History $y Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. 650 7 $a Emperors $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908898 650 7 $a Kings and rulers $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00987694 651 7 $a Rome (Empire) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204885 648 7 $a 30 B.C.-476 A.D. $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Barlag, Phillip. $t Evil Roman emperors $d Lanham : Prometheus, [2021] $z 9781633886919 $w (DLC) 2020043436 941 $a 2 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220520010541.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220202014903.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC96EDC2DEE811EBB94CC8CD21ECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search