Thomas Wiedemann

Julio-Claudian Emperors

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book summarises political events during the reigns of Tiberius,Caligula, Claudius and Nero, and the civil wars of the 'year of fouremperors'. Assuming no knowledge of Latin the author draws on material includinginscriptions and coins and literary history to present a coherent account of the oftenerratic actions of these emperors.

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Produktdetails

• Classical World
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 154g
• ISBN-13: 9781853991172
• ISBN-10: 1853991171
• Artikelnr.: 21958664

Autorenporträt

Thomas Wiedemann

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Stemmata Map Sources and
Subject-matter 1. Politics under the Principate 2. Tacitus 3. Other
Literary and Archaeological Sources Tiberi us 4. The Accession 5.
Germanicus and Drusus 6. Sejanus and the Power-Vacuum 7. The Aftermath of
Sejanus: a Reign of Terror? Caligula, Claudius and Nero 8. A New Gaius
Julius Caesar 9. The Fall of Caligula 10. A Weak Emperor 11. Claudius and
Agrippina 12. Nero's 'Five Good Years' 13. The Fire and its Aftermath The
Civil Wars 14. Power Passes to Sulpicius Galba 15. Galba's Failure and the
Reign of Otho 16. A Military Coup: Vitellius 17. Vitellius Defeated 18.
Legitimacy Restored: Vespasian in Control Suggestions for Further Study
Suggestions for Further Reading List of Latin Terms