دانلود کتاب Praetorian

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"A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire--Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero--these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar of the era documents the Julio-Claudian women whose bloodline, ambition, and ruthlessness made it possible for the emperors' line to continue. Eminent scholar Guy de la Bédoyère, author of Praetorian, asserts that the women behind the scenes--including Livia, Octavia, and the elder and younger Agrippina--were the true backbone of the dynasty. De la Bédoyère draws on the accounts of ancient Roman historians to revisit a familiar time from a completely fresh vantage point. Anyone who enjoys I, Claudius will be fascinated by this study of dynastic power and gender interplay in ancient Rome."--;1. Virtue, honour and chastity -- 2. Age of the imperators : Cleopatra, Fulvia and Livia 44-31 BC -- 3. Women in the Augustan state : 31 BC-AD 14 -- 4. Forging the future : Livia, Octavia and Julia 27 BC-AD 14 -- 5. The dowager empress and matriarch : Livia 14-29 -- 6. Impatient for equality : Agrippina the Elder 29-41 -- 7. Self-destruction : Messalina 41-8 -- 8. The reign of Aggripina the Younger : Part I 49-54 -- 9. The reign of Aggripina the Younger : Part 2 54-9 -- 10. Murder : Agrippina, Claudia Octavia and Poppaea 59-68 -- Epilogue : the Severan and other empresses.