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Describes life in ancient Rome and the succession of emperors, from Pompey to Justinian, who ruled this empire.

An introduction to the life of Roman empress Agrippina, who murdered and married her way to the throne and was then declared a goddess.

Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life, theater, and play publication.

Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days, and describes everyday life in Rome during his reign.

Surveys the life of Nero, emperor of Rome, and his effect on history.

A biography of Cleopatra VII, famous for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, the last pharoah of Egypt.

Presents a profile of the enigmatic Roman emperor, placings his formative years against a backdrop of first-century events and chronicling his successful efforts to end a century of disorder and warfare in the Empire.

Surveys the life and legacy of the first Christian Roman emperor, describing the vision that inspired his religious conversion and subsequent conquest of the imperial capital, his founding of Constantinople, and his role in promoting a unified Christian Europe.

A biography of Cleopatra, who became the Hellenistic co-ruler of Egypt with her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 B.

Describes the politics, culture, religion, and society of Rome during the reign of the Emperor Augustus.

A biography of the first Roman emperor, under whom Rome achieved great glory.

A biography of Constantine the Great, who was the first emperor of Rome to become a Christian, and who made Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) the capital of his empire, a move some historians consider the beginnings of Byzantine history.

Selene, having grown up in a palace with her parents, Cleopatra and Mark Antony, is forced by war to build a new life in the household of Roman emperor Octavianus, where she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible destinies.

The first of Robert Graves's two-part account of the life of Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius, written in the form of Claudius's autobiography, covering the years from his early childhood through his election as Emperor in 41 A.