Dynastie - Vzestup a pád Caesarova rodu – Holland Tom (2018)

Rome was first ruled by kings and then became a republic. But after it conquered the world, its republic collapsed, and Rome was drenched in blood. The civil wars were so terrible that the Roman people eventually welcomed the rule of an autocrat who could bring them peace. Their new master called himself Augustus (the Exalted) or also 'the favorite of the gods.' The glaring charm of the dynasty that Augustus founded has never faded. No other family can match it with a gallery of prominent figures that evoke both interest and concern. Tiberius, the famous general who ended up as a bitter recluse, infamously known for his depraved behavior; Caligula, a master of cruelty and humiliation, who wanted to appoint his horse as consul; Agrippina, who maneuvered her way to power for her son Nero, who ultimately had her murdered; and Nero himself, who competed in the Olympic Games, married a eunuch, and after the fire of Rome, built his own palace of debauchery in the center of the metropolis. Tom Holland presents a dazzling portrait of the first imperial dynasty of Rome. In this gripping story, we find murderers and honorable senators, adulterers and hairy barbarians, scheming mothers and reluctant gladiators. The dynasty is a fresco of a family that transformed and astonished Rome.