Imagen 1 de 1
Foto genérica
Imagen 1 de 1
Foto genérica
Emperor Alexander Severus by John S. MCHUGH (2017, Hardcover)
ZUBER (262890)
97,8% de votos positivos
Precio:
USD40,51
Aproximadamente36,22 EUR
+ USD18,83 de envío
Devoluciones:
30 días para devoluciones. El comprador paga el envío de la devolución..
Estado:
EMPEROR ALEXANDER SEVERUS: ROME'S AGE OF INSURRECTION, AD222-235 By John S Mchugh - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
- ¡Cómpralo ya!EMPEROR ALEXANDER SEVERUS: ROME'S AGE OF INSURRECTION, By John S Mchugh **NEW**
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Acerca de este artículo
Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101473845815
ISBN-139781473845817
eBay Product ID (ePID)237590689
Product Key Features
Book TitleEmperor Alexander Severus
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRoyalty, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Rome, Historical
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn S. Mchugh
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsBritish academic McHugh, who has written on the Emperor Commodus and other subjects, does a masterful job in giving us this life of Alexander Severus set within his unstable times which presaged even more instability... This is a rich work, and valuable for anyone with an interest in the Roman Empire.
Dewey Decimal937.07092
SynopsisAlexander Severus' is full of controversy and contradictions. He came to the throne through the brutal murder of his cousin, Elagabalus, and was ultimately assassinated himself. The years between were filled with regular uprisings and rebellions, court intrigue (the Praetorian Guard slew their commander at the Emperor's feet) and foreign invasion. Yet the ancient sources generally present his reign as a golden age of just government, prosperity and religious tolerance Not yet fourteen when he became emperor, Alexander was dominated by his mother, Julia Mammaea and advisors like the historian, Cassius Dio. In the military field, he successfully checked the aggressive Sassanid Persians but some sources see his Persian campaign as a costly failure marked by mutiny and reverses that weakened the army. When Germanic and Sarmatian tribes crossed the Rhine and Danube frontiers in 234, Alexander took the field against them but when he attempted to negotiate to buy time, his soldiers perceived him as weak, assassinated him and replaced him with the soldier Maximinus Thrax. John McHugh reassesses this fascinating emperor in detail.
LC Classification NumberDG304
