A Comic History Of Rome: A Wry Journey From the Wolf-Sucking Start to the Farcical Dictator Face-Off of History's Favorite Oligarchic Republic

Forget dusty textbooks and noble senators. The real history of Rome is a chaotic, blood-soaked circus of power-crazed maniacs, backstabbing politicians, and enough megalomaniacs in togas to outfit a farce.

Behind the marble pillars and glittering triumphs lay a world of two-faced demagogues and ruthless ambition. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett's legendary Comic History of Rome drags the Eternal City's glorious past into the gloriously witty gutter where it belongs.

This is history as the finest for...