"Romajin-no Monogatari (XII)" by SHIONO Nanami

This twelfth book of the "Roma-jin no Monogatari" series contains the history of the Roman Empire between Caracalla and Carinus. During this 87 years in the 3rd century 22 Emperors appeared and disappeared, and it is called 'The crisis in the 3rd century'. The subtitle of this book is 'Meisou-suru Teikoku' or 'The wondering Emperor' which expresses the situation of the Roman Empire in this period.

(Finished reading on Feb.11, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* SHIONO Nanami : 塩野七生
* Roma-jin no Monogatari : ローマ人の物語
* Meisou-suru Teikoku : 迷走する帝国