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Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubiconhis masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republicwith Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.Dynasty continues Rubicons story, opening where that book ended: with the murder of Julius Caesar. This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman emperors. Its a colorful story of rule and ruination, from the rise of Augustus to the death of Nero. Hollands expansive history also has distinct shades of I, Claudius, with five wonderfully vivid (and in three cases, thoroughly depraved) emperorsAugustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nerofeatured, along with numerous fascinating secondary characters. Intrigue, murder, naked ambition and treachery, greed, gluttony, lust, incest, pageantry, decadencethe tale of these five Caesars continues to cast a mesmerizing spell across the millennia.

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20 octubre 2015
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978-1504653664
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Tom Holland gained the top degree at Cambridge before earning his PhD at Oxford. He is the author of the novels The Bone Hunter, Slave of My Thirst, and Lord of the Dead, and several nonfiction history books, including Rubicon, Persian Fire, and The Histories, a new translation of Herodotus. He wrote and presented Islam: The Untold Story, a documentary commissioned for Channel 4 in Britain based on In the Shadow of the Sword. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has narrated numerous titles across a wide range of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, comedy, history, and nonfiction. He has earned two AudioFile Earphones Awards and was a finalist for the 2015 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction Narration.

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Editorial ‏ : ‎ BLACKSTONE PUB; Unabridged edición (20 octubre 2015)
Idioma ‏ : ‎ Inglés
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1504653661
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1504653664
Peso del producto ‏ : ‎ 340 g
Dimensiones ‏ : ‎ 13.46 x 3.56 x 14.73 cm

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Great narrative, equal to Rubicon. There is detail and context, with verve and rythm, good complementary account of the Julians.

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Steven P.

Possibly one of the most frustrating books I've read

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 19 de mayo de 2021

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This should have been a wonderfully interesting historical narrative of a fascinating family. On reading the 30 plus reviews of the book both online and in the book itself, the expectation is that it is a stupendous read. Yet it is not. The historical detail and obvious research is remarkable. The fault lies in the writing style which detracts so much from the storyline, that I was fighting to finish it rapidly. The language is often theatrical, flowery and verbose thus succeeeding in being the focus, whereas the story should be. The book was of interest because of its historical content surrounding a remarkable family. However, the writing style was such a disappointment that I shall not read another of Holland's books and that is a pity because his subject matter is of interest.

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Djilly L.

Give me more of this

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 1 de enero de 2019

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Over the years I’ve read many popular history books about the Roman Empire and the Republic but I continue to be pleasantly surprised how modern authors manage to portray the period or specific elements in a fresh light. Tom Holland also holds the top spot among my favourite historical writers as some of his other works like Rubricon and Millenium left a lasting impression not least because of his narrative prosaic form of writing.

Dynasty is not dissimilar and its prose is presented with the same authority. The book starts where Rubicon ended, with the death of Caesar to lay the foundation of the phenomenal history of the first five emperors. The book manages to unburden itself from the perceptions of either classical or modern historians. And so the reader gets Holland's interpretation of for example how Octavian first converts himself from a battlefield-coward and bloodthirsty co-tyrant to a divine imperial blueprint while forging the Julio-Claudian dynasty - all through his excellent strategic insight and careful manoeuvring of public opinion. It’s a compelling view that would justify Augustus’ preeminent position among the emperors.
From that point on the real, though much more well-known, juice starts; Augustus’ succession issues, his relationship with his daughter Julia, the controversial character of Tiberius (painted here in a relatively favourable light) ect. It’s all material that would fit in perfectly in a Game of Thrones scenario even before it starts to address the cruel antics of Caligula and Nero.
So to me it was a very lively, refreshing read, that is once more particularly well told. Yet its not academic as the author tends to make assumptions and little is questioned, but for that reason it reads well and I guess I was prepared for that. As such I thoroughly enjoyed this work.

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rob crawford

excellent narrative history of the military autocracy that emerged from the Roman Republic

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 13 de noviembre de 2018

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When I encounter great historical fiction (HBO's Rome and BBC's I, Claudius), I often hope to find a good academic treatment to compare and deepen my perception of them. This book is perfect for that. Holland has strong opinions that he advances with evidence from the ancient sources yet never gets caught up in obscure controversies or proofs. You get Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero in context, with evaluations of their careers and legacies. As a Rome history buff, this was a great pleasure to read.

It starts with Octavius, who was Julius Caesar's great nephew and later adopted son. Having observed Caesar's assassination by outraged aristocrats, Octavius was careful to observe the forms of the Republic in piecemeal grants of powers from the Senate, but in reality he was an autocrat supported by military force. His marriage to Livia, whom Holland does not portray as the monster of mini-series, united the Julian family with the stolid Claudians; it enhanced his legitimacy. In exchange for the maintenance of order and peace on his terms - a welcome relief after a century of violent civil conflict and frequent governmental paralysis - Octavius (renamed Augustus) imposed his vision on Roman society, first by proscribing (conveniently rich) enemies and then in wholesale slaughter in a war with Antony.

Augustus' vision was essentially conservative. Rome should return to its ancient virtues of austerity, martial discipline, and family values, minus disorderly things like the Republic. Though avoiding the appearance of a monarchy, he was constantly in search an heir in his immediate family to whom he could pass power. To maintain his political ascendance, he created a number of institutional precedents that were to have consequences in later years. First, the Senate gradually lost much of its power, in essence it became a rubber stamp that provided legitimacy to his usurpations. Second, he relied on military force for his real power, in particular the Praetorian Guard, which broke precedent in functioning fully armed within the city limits. Third, with the lengthy tenure of the executive and his dependent appointees, the scope of political maneuver was narrowed to a tiny inner circle of courtiers, such as Agrippa. Fourth, he was viewed as a living god, also adding to his legitimacy and placing the Emperor at the heart of local ritual at the expense of (or competing with) local deities and traditions.

Once Tiberius took over, he tried to follow a mix of the old ways with Augustus' innovations. In Holland's opinion, he was the greatest general of his generation as well as a moderate traditionalist. Unfortunately, as a military man, he lacked Augustus' finesse in management of the Senate and so discounted it further. It was only towards the end of his reign that his hold on power (and perhaps reality) began to slip, especially after he permanently quit Rome for Capri. This enabled the Praetorian Guard to emerge as a major player in increasingly murderous courtier battles, its backing seen as so essential that any heir had to cultivate their loyalty with bribes. It was in Capri that he allowed Caligula to flourish, after having killed or exiled the rest of this family. As such, Caligula abandoned the last trappings of the Republic, opening claiming absolute power and Godhead for himself, humiliating the remaining aristocrats for amusement while neglecting the Empire.

Caligula's assassination confirmed the primacy of the Praetorian Guard, which essentially chose to thrust the much-scorned Claudius into power. Because he was relatively competent, it appears, it was during his Principat that the last hope for a restoration of the Republic died. His successor, Nero, was also a creature of the isolated Court, much as Caligula had been without the psychotic excess, though he did murder his mother and many other members of this family. With his assassination, Rome openly emerged as a military autocracy, with the army and Praetorian Guard as the ultimate arbiters of who became Emperor.

Holland wades into many of the controversies surrounding the Emperors. The role of women, for example, is briefly examined. Livia was a dutiful matron, Messalina (Claudius's wife) a power-hungry shrew, and Agrippina (Nero's mum) a savage courtier. The sexual excesses of the Emperors are also discussed, many dismissed as propaganda. I would have wanted much more detail in these areas, but Holland holds back to what can be known.

Unfortunately, the book ends abruptly, without much examination of what followed in terms of institutions and the men that operated them. I.e. there wasn't enough analysis for me. This is a narrative history, of course, so perhaps I shouldn't have hoped for more. A very fun read nonetheless and accurate so far as I can see. Recommended.

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The Beagle

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Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 16 de agosto de 2016

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At first, I was not sure that I would be able to get into Tom Holland's writing style. Not because there was anything necessarily wrong with it, but because I was expecting a more scholarly, even dry approach. About twenty pages in, I could not put this book down, and when I did, I could not wait to get back to it.

From Augustus to Nero, we are led through the reigns of Rome's most infamous family in a seamless manner that reads more like a novel than a history. It is deeply engaging, and even those of us that like to think we know a lot about ancient Rome will definitely learn new things by the end of this book. From start to finish, some of history's most fascinating and disturbing people are brought to life in a way that makes them more human and real than I ever thought they could feel. I will be reading plenty more of Holland's work after this.

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David Herdson

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 18 de abril de 2016

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Gaius Octavius – or Imperator Caesar Augustus, as he was later immodestly if justifiably renamed – was not only the greatest politician of his age but perhaps the greatest of all time. After successfully fighting for his inheritance, he ended the civil wars that had wracked Rome for decades, brought peace, prosperity and stability to an empire (which he enlarged), and died in his bed an old man.

But there was a price paid, at the time and in future. Rome’s peace was bought at the cost of liberty: the precedents of political proscriptions and forfeitures early in his ascendancy could not be undone. Worse, his system worked only because it had a genius at the centre who understood the subtleties and contradictions within it and who had the skill and restraint to keep it in balance: requirements beyond his successors.

For all that Dynasty tackles one of the most Roman of subjects, it has at its heart a Greek tragedy: that Augustus’ rise to heroic status had within it the seeds of his own House’s demise.

Holland tells the epic story with verve and a very human touch. He is as at home narrating the smells and dangers of the dirt-clogged backstreets of Rome’s nightlife as he is explaining the geopolitical considerations of Rome’s struggle with the Parthians for influence in Armenia; as happy parading the sexual norms of Rome’s elite as to describe the relevance of the city’s ancient mythology to the population’s thinking and expectations. It’s an outstanding work, with the leading players brought dazzlingly to life. Nor does Holland scrimp on the supporting cast: senators, concubines, drinking companions and the rest, even if they only receive fleeting mentions, are continually made people rather than just names.

Frequently, Holland delivers his tale with his trademark biting sarcasm and irony. It’s an effective and occasionally cruel technique. Compared with another of Holland’s books that I’ve read – In the Shadow of the Sword, his masterful account of the origins of Islam – that irony’s toned down here, which is perhaps no bad thing. On the other hand, compared with that other book, I found far less to surprise or shock me here, though that’s probably not Holland’s fault: this subject is far better known.

However, despite that, he does tell the tale of hubris and nemesis, of peace and power and the rise and fall of the House of Caesar, in a way that illuminated the subject in a different way. To take one example, we often picture Augustus as he wanted us to picture him: the young man with his arm raised in gracious acknowledgement. But for half his pre-eminence, he was in his fifties or older; he died in his mid-seventies. Holland brings this elderly Augustus, aware of his mortality, back out of the shadows. Similarly, Caligula and Nero – whilst Holland parades their excesses and cruelties with enthusiasm – receive a much more balanced account than popular history would give them. Monsters they might have been and diligent they might not but their reigns were not wholly blood-soaked orgies.

Overall, Dynasty is a very readable book that packs a great deal into its 420 pages and does so with style and humour. Well worth reading.

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