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.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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