Table of Contents
- Frontmatter
- 1 A Rising Star from Syria (page 1)
- 2 Murder on New Year's Eve (page 17)
- 3 Civil War (page 36)
- 4 Peace Re-established (page 56)
- 5 The Last Years of Septimius (page 73)
- 6 Brother Against Brother (page 95)
- 7 Julia's Eldest Son (page 115)
- 8 The Usurper's Plight (page 132)
- 9 The Boy Emperor (page 147)
- 10 The Prudent Princess (page 167)
- 11 Doom of a Dynasty (page 186)
- 12 Epilogue (page 198)
- Bibliographical Appendix (page 201)
- Index (page 205)