A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the Sword.
The Family That Transformed Rome
'A masterly account of this first wicked century of the Roman Empire' Adam Nicolson, Sunday Times
'Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative - its founding myths, the fall of the republic, the religious superstitions - with a skill so dextrous you don't notice the stitching. Dynasty is both a formidable effort to compile what we can know about the ancient world and a sensational story' Nick Cohen, Observer
'A witty and skilful storyteller... He recounts with pleasure his racy tales of psychopathic cruelty, incest, paedophilia, matricide, fratricide, assassination and depravity' William Dalrymple, New Statesman
[Pax PB cover, Rubicon reissue cover]
A thrilling book by one of the country's best popular historians . . . genuinely breathtaking
