Imperial Purple (1892). By: Edgar Saltus: Edgar Evertson Saltus (October 8, 1855 - July 31, 1921) was an American writer known for his highly refined prose style.

For his most famous book, Imperial Purple, Saltus, novelist, poet and essayist, drew heavily from the histories of Suetonius and Tacitus to create a portrait of the bloody pageantry of Rome, from the majestic Julius Caesar to the freakish Heliogabalus. Contents: That Woman; Conjectural Rome; Fabulous Fields; The Pursuit of the Impossible; Nero; The House of Flavia; The Poison in the Purple; Faustine; and The Agony........ Edgar Evertson Saltus (October 8, 1855 - July 31, 1921) was an Americ...