Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient WorldINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Best Books of 2023: New Yorker, The Economist, Smithsonian Most Anticipated Books of Fall: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers Weekly "A vivid way to re examine what we know, and dont, about life at the top. Emperor of Rome is a masterly group portrait, an invitation to think skeptically but not contemptuously of a familiar civilization." Kyle Harper, Wall Street Journal A sweeping