He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Western history to follow. Yet despite Augustus's accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived....

Newly available in paperback, Chronicle of the Roman Emperors focuses on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Biographical portraits of the 56 principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine, together with a concluding section on the later emperors, build into a highly readable single-volume history of imperial Rome. Colourful contemporary judgments by such writers as Suetonius and Tacitus...

With a critical eye aimed at earlier accounts of Constantine's life, the author aims to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and readable account of the Roman emperor's extraordinary life.

Describes the life and reign of the fourth-century Roman emperor, known for his struggle to reform the empire and for his promulgation of Christianity.

A series of biographic portraits of Roman emperors, from Augustus Caesar to Constantine. Fagan discusses the emperors' characters, the reliability of historical sources, the role of women in the imperial court, the relationship of the emperor to different groups in Roman society, the Roman political and social systems, and an overview of the main scholarly debates.