Live stream direct from the Edinburgh International Book Festival

In conjunction with Edinburgh International Book Festival, we are delighted to present this special livestream event with Tom Holland.

Historian and The Rest is History podcast co-host Tom Holland describes The Lives of the Caesars, written by Suetonius 2,000 years ago, as having ‘the quality of a very highbrow gossip column’. His new translation of this influential work illuminates the lives of the first 12 Roman emperors, exploring their leadership strategies, policy crises, eccentricities, even their sex scandals. Join Jenny Niven chatting with a writer who’s revolutionised popular history – not to be missed by anyone who thinks about the Roman Empire even infrequently.

Please note: this event is streamed at AK Bell Library in partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Edinburgh International Book Festival

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a distinctive international showcase celebrating the written word, literature and ideas. It brings leading and emerging international, British and Scottish authors and thinkers together to inspire each other and audiences in an extensive programme of public events.