Et tu, Brutee? : the deaths of the Roman emperors

A Wry Cartoonist's Bloody Romp Through Roman History. Being An Emperor In Ancient Rome Was A Dangerous Business. Most Of The Nearly 100 Emperors From The Dawn Of The Roman Empire To Its Fall Died Violently--often The Victims Of Assassination, Battle Wounds, Or Gruesome Maladies. A Sly Work Of Cartoon History, With A Touch Of Edward Gorey's Dark Wit, Et Tu, Brute? Is An Irreverent, Illustrated Compendium Of The Deaths Of All The Roman Emperors-- Jason Novak. A cartoonists wry and bloody romp through Roman history. A work of cartoon history with a touch of Edward Goreys dark wit, Et Tu, Brute? is an irreverent, illustrated compendium of the deaths of all the Roman emperors, from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus. Here in all their glory are Nero (stabbing himself in the throat), Tiberius (smothered in his sleep by his successor), Caligula (killed by his own praetorian guard), Claudius (fed poisonous mushrooms by his wife), Commodus (strangled by his wrestling partner), Antoninus (died of a surfeit of cheese), and many more. 100 illustrations "A wry cartoonist's bloody romp through Roman history. Being an emperor in ancient Rome was a dangerous business. Most of the nearly 100 emperors from the dawn of the Roman empire to its fall died violently--often the victims of assassination, battle wounds, or gruesome maladies. A sly work of cartoon history, with a touch of Edward Gorey's dark wit, Et Tu, Brute? is an irreverent, illustrated compendium of the deaths of all the Roman emperors"-- Provided by publisher