{"product_id":"the-year-of-five-emperors-part-1-pertinax-paperback","title":"The Year of Five Emperors: Part 1: Pertinax - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert N. Eckert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vicious Emperor Commodus is dead, after one cruelty too many. How should a successor be chosen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By election? The Senate chooses the capable bureaucrat Pertinax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By purchase? The Praetorians like Didius Julianus, or at least his money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By inheritance? Clodius Albinus is from an ancient family with imperial ties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By force? A major branch of the army backs the blunt Septimius Severus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By acclamation? The common people adore the humble Pescennius Niger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rival gods, too, contend for the people's loyalties. In a Rome that is tearing itself apart, the household of Tullius Secundus, a Senator of the old school, struggle to find happiness and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602625716268,"sku":"9781778831072","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-year-of-five-emperors-part-1-pertinax-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}