How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders

by Suetonius

Book Overview

What would Caligula do? What the worst Roman emperors can teach us about how not to lead

If recent history has taught us anything, it's that sometimes the best guide to leadership is the negative example. But that insight is hardly new. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Suetonius wrote Lives of the Caesars, perhaps the greatest negative leadership book of all time. He was ideally suited to write about terrible political leaders;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691193991
• ISBN13: 9780691193991
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.7" x 6.9"