'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

Author Biography: 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.

Promotional Information: A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)