69 A.D.: The Year of Four Emperors, (Paperback)

from MDTLibrarian

69 A.D. is a history of the Roman Empire during the succession crisis that followed the suicide of Emperor Nero. The author composes his history based on an analysis of the various surviving ancient sources, with a particular emphasis on Tacitus. There is substantial discussion of these literary ...

from barlow304

Good narrative history, but the important analytical framework is relegated to the appendices. A little too much ODTAA, but a solid account. I would have preferred a shorter narrative with more closely reasoned arguments

from HarmlessTed

After Nero's suicide in 68 AD, four governours of military provinces succesively made a bid for the Purple, leading to the first major civil war after a century of internal peace during the reign of the Julio-Claudians. This book is a very detailed account and an insightful narrative history of a...

from hmskip

Dense reading, but Morgan's scholarship is impressive. This book sheds more light on this very obscure part of history than I would have thought possible.Well written with a surprisingly fast pace given the subject, but still seems to be very thorough. Turns out it was a very momentous time for t...

from jcovington

A great look at a transitional period for the Roman Empire. Well researched and written, it is a must have for those interested in Roman History