Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome Format:Hardcover The roots of the Civil

The roots of the Civil War are already evident

which so recently patted itself on the back for winning “the war of ideas

This hands-on guide also includes dozens of examples

I have been fortunate in having the other principal ‘lead” in each of these lives as an active partner

—Aphrodite Jones

Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome Format:Hardcover The roots of the CivilUnraveling a Murder Mystery That Changed History Could the killing of a single great leader while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire's collapse more than four centuries later? Perhaps, but only if that leader were the grandson of Mark Antony, the adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, handpicked by Augustus to become the third emperor, as well as the father of Caligula and the grandfather of Nero. Germanicus