Revolts Against Rome
rebellions and mutinies in the first century ad
$66.53
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
Rebellion and Revolt: The Roman Army in Turmoil
Throughout the first century AD, Roman emperors faced threats from ambitious or embittered nobles. However, the Roman legionaries were tenaciously loyal to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, until the murder of Nero unleashed chaos. Allegiance was bought by ‘the madness of the leading men,’ and troops, increasingly recruited from men who had never seen Italy, were often happy to support a provincial governor against an emperor.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399031967 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399031961 |
| Author: | John S. McHugh |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 484g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
John S. McHugh
John S McHugh has a BA and MA in Ancient History. His love of the ancient world has led him to travel to many classical sites. Before his recent (early) retirement he was Assistant Headmaster at a secondary school in Bolton. He is the co-author of a text book on Bolton’s connections with the slave trade and assisted Bolton Museum with a project to record the oral history of the local populace with the aim of promoting understanding between people of different generations or ethnic and social backgrounds. He is the author of The Emperor Commodus: God and Gladiator; Emperor Alexander Severus: Rome’s Age of Insurrection, AD 222-235; and Sejanus, Regent of Rome, which were also published by Pen & Sword Books.
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