{"product_id":"crownless-paperback","title":"Crownless - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. H. M. Carlisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrownless: Forgotten Queer Histories of Imperial Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers drawn to the lives hidden behind Rome's marble facades, this collection offers three untold stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrownless\u003c\/em\u003e presents three novellas about people who found themselves reshaped by imperial power and had to learn how to survive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSporus\u003c\/em\u003e was a provincial boy until Nero decided he should become something else: a living monument to the emperor's dead wife. \u003cem\u003eHierocles\u003c\/em\u003e drove chariots until he caught the eye of Elagabalus, the Syrian priest-emperor whose reign scandalised Rome. \u003cem\u003ePythias\u003c\/em\u003e tasted Hadrian's wine for poison and became keeper of the empire's most devastating love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese novellas restore voices that ancient historians dismissed as scandalous gossip. Each narrator tells how they experienced the events that shaped their lives. How did they persist without a means of survival? What choices remained when everyone else had already made the obvious ones? What was it like to remain human in the face of total power?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the historical record, \u003cem\u003eCrownless\u003c\/em\u003e visits the internal landscapes of lives that historians neglected under Nero, Hadrian and Elagabalus. It's a historical novel that treats its characters as humans rather than emblems and looks at how the empire changed everyone it encountered, even those who found ways to push back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrownless \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the concealed realities, neglected by historians of the period, during the reigns of Nero, Hadrian, and Elagabalus, relying on historical documents\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e This historical fiction examines the lives of its characters, investigating the impact of the Empire on all, particularly those who opposed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, designed for individuals who appreciate both literary style and historical setting, reconciles accuracy with an understanding of historical uncertainty. The result: three portraits of endurance, three different strategies for remaining human when the world demands you become something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContains mature themes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52645827871027,"sku":"9781918177008","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DMhZ9ddAng9781918177008.webp?v=1762422795","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/crownless-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}