The Year of the Four Emperors

The History of the Civil War to Succeed Nero as Emperor of Rome

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Dan Gallagher

The 12 months known in history as the Year of the Four Emperors was a pivotal chapter in the long epoch of the Roman Empire. It marked the tumultuous end of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and the advent of a year of civil war, renewal and realignment, the result of which was the establishment of a new era and the founding of a new (and arguably more rational and responsible) imperial dynasty.

©2016 Charles River Editors (P)2016 Charles River Editors

I got this on sale for $4 - I think I overpaid

First the narrator was horrid. Whenever he quoted a different reference he’d use some weird accent that was highly distracting. Also mispronounced some words, anecdotal was pronounced ancedotal.

Story itself was breezy and generally glossed over some parts or provided little context.