An account written by Guglielmo Ferrero about the characters and events of Roman history, form Caesar to Nero. Among his numerous works, the best-kwn deal with Roman history, tably The Greatness and Decline of Rome (5 vol., 1902-7), Characters and Events of Roman History, From Caesar to Nero (1909), The Women of the Caesars (1911) and Ancient Rome and Modern America (1914).