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Emperor by Thubron, Colin, 1939- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Emperor about?
The Emperor Constantine crosses the Alps at the head of a great army from the Rhineland in AD 312, and marches south to take Rome from the tyrant Maxentius. As he lays siege to the city of Verona, Constantine waits for the arrival of his wife, Fausta - his enemy's sister - whose cool detachment torments him. Emperor is a superbly imaginative reconstruction of the dramatic weeks leading up to Constantine's triumph in Rome. Written in the form of extracts from his own journal and letters from his
Who reads Emperor?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thubron, Colin, 1939-
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781446499498
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.16 / 5 (94 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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