Emperor of Rome

‘Britain’s most famous classicist [is] at the peak of her powers … Even more interesting than the insight into the imperial elite is the light the book sheds on the modern world’ - Sathnam Sanghera‘Magisterial … A beautifully written product of a lifetime of deep scholarly learning’ - Martin Wolf‘Lavishly illustrated … erudite and entertaining … Beard is so appealing and approachable that even the recalcitrant reader who previously gave not a single thought to the Roman Empire will warm to her subject’ - Jennifer Szalai’[Mary Beard is] the best in the business’ - Dan Snow‘A beautiful book … [Beard is] really good at thinking about some of the echoes between Roman politics and British politics, including today’ - Rory Stewart

Mary Beard is Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has worldwide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, Confronting the Classics, SPQR and most recently, Women & Power and Twelve Caesars. She has made numerous television series and her books have been published in over thirty languages.