Dynasty

Archival Summary & Scope

Acclaimed historian Tom Holland (*Rubicon*, "The Rest Is History") presents a "startlingly visceral" (The New York Times) portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty. In *Dynasty*, Holland traces the century-long rise and fall of the Julio-Claudians—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. He vividly captures the brilliant allure and blood-soaked shadows of their rule, from a rebuilt Rome to barbarian Germany. Populated by murderers, schemers, and gladiators, this captivating history reveals how one family transformed the Western world.