Название: AD69: Emperors, Armies and Anarchy
Автор: Fields Dr Nic
Издательство: Pen & Sword Military
Год: 2014
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 414
Размер: 10,88 Мб
Язык: английский

With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the ‘Year of the Four Emperors’, was probably one of Rome’s worst. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. How could a new man occupy the vacant throne in Rome and establish a new dynasty?