Smithsonian - 10 Best History Books of the Year
"A vivid way to re-examine what we know, and don't, about life at the top.... Emperor of Rome is a masterly group portrait, an invitation to think skeptically but not contemptuously of a familiar civilization." --Kyle Harper, Wall Street Journal
Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of the Season by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers Weekly
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by "the world's most famous classicist" ( Guardian).
