暴君卡利古拉 (搜全网)

简介

Twothousandyearsagooneofhistory’smostnotoriousindividualswasborn.ProfessorMaryBeardembarksonaninvestigativejourneytoexplorethelifeandtimesofGaiusJuliusCaesarAugustusGermanicus-betterknowntousasCaligula.CaligulahasnowbecomeknownasRome’smostcapricioustyrant,andthestoriestoldabouthimaresomeofthemostextraordinarytoldaboutanyRomanemperor.Piecingtogethertheevidence,MaryputsCaligulabackintothecontextofhistimestorevealanastonishingstoryofmurder,intrigueanddynasticfamilypower.Aboveall,sheexplainswhyCaligulahasendedupwithsuchaseeminglyirredeemablereputation.Intheprocess,sherevealsamoreintriguingportraitofnotjustthemonster,buttheman.