first edition Softcover
1971 · [No place]
by SEGAL, Erich
[No place]: Reprinted from Horizon, 1971. Softcover. Fine. Stapled wrappers. Six leaves printed rectos only. Staples oxidized, else fine. Interesting historical article on the purchase of the Roman Empire by Didius Julianus from the Preatorian Guard in A.D. 193, after they had beheaded Pertinax, and forgot that they needed a new emperor. Didius Julianus reined for 66 days until he was deposed. Segal, best known for his novel *Love Story* is a classical scholar. (Inventory #: 83836)