Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised. Miriam T. Griffin's authoratitive survey of Nero's reign incorporates both a chronological account, as well as an analysis of the reasons for Nero's collapse under the pressure of his role as emperor.

In this text, the Kennedys' remarkable story is retold - the clan's rise from the poverty of America's great immigrant stock to the highest heights of power and influence.

The following summer, Russell stunned the sports world by announcing his retirement, ending his and the Celtics' celebrated reign."

AmenemhatIV's short and poorly documented reign as penultimate Pharaoh of the TwelfthDynasty presents an interesting subject for Egyptological research, as it marksa crucial moment in Egyptian history. Following the crisis of the FirstIntermediate Period and the great work of unification and innovation undertakenby the rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty, Egypt once again achieved great power andprosperity. However, with the Thirteenth Dynasty, the country's fate changedagain, leading to the Second Intermediate Period, a phase that would shake thefoundations of Egyptian society, and which paved the way to the New Kingdom.The purpose of this book is a comprehensive and integrated analysis ofAmenemhat IV's activity in the context of this historical period. In definingAmenemhat IV's role, and establishing whether his reign represented an elementof continuity or of fracture, the author seeks to clarify the causes andmechanisms that led to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.

The future of the dark side hangs in the balance in the stunning conclusion to the Darth Bane series. Twenty years have passed since the Sith and their endless rivalries were eradicated and replaced with the Rule of Two. Darth Bane now reigns alongside his young acolyte, Zannah, who must study and train in the dark side of the Force until the time comes to strike down her master and claim the mantle for herself. But Bane’s brutal new regime has one potential fatal flaw—how will their legacy continue if an apprentice fails to raise their blade in combat? The only solution must be for the Dark Lord of the Sith to rediscover a long-forgotten secret of the order—the key to immortality. Bane’s doubt spurs his young apprentice into action, and Zannah vows to destroy her master at any cost. After he mysteriously vanishes, she tracks him across the galaxy to a desolate desert outpost, where the fate of the dark side will be forged by a final fight to the death.

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'A masterly account of this first wicked century of the Roman Empire' Sunday Times 'Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative - its founding myths, the fall of the republic, the religious superstitions - with a skill so dextrous you don't notice the stitching. Dynasty is both a formidable effort to compile what we can know about the ancient world and a sensational story' Observer 'A witty and skilful storyteller... He recounts with pleasure his racy tales of psychopathic cruelty, incest, paedophilia, matricide, fratricide, assassination and depravity' William Dalrymple, New Statesman 'A wonderful, surging narrative... [for] anyone interested in history, politics or human nature - and it has never been better told' Mail on Sunday THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER