Trajan: Optimus Princeps
Julian Bennett
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Description for Trajan: Optimus Princeps
Paperback. In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett tests Trajan's reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers?
In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the substance of this glorious reputation. Surprisingly, for a Roman emperor, Trajan comes through the test with his reputation relatively intact.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Roman Imperial Biographies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415241502
SKU
V9780415241502
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