Claudius (Roman Imperial Biographies) - Softcover

Levick, Barbara; Levick, Dr Barba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415166195 ISBN 13: 9780415166195

Verlag: Routledge, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Levick Barbara

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Reseña del editor

Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to ruling.
Barbara Levick's authoritative study reassesses the reign of Claudius, examining his political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social and economic development of Rome. Out of Levick's critical scrutiny of the literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources emerges a different Claudius - an intelligent politician, ruthlessly determined to secure his position as ruler.
A history of political and domestic intrigue, as well as an investigation into the development and limits of imperial power, this study is essential reading for historians of the Roman Empire.

Biografía del autor

Barbara Levick was Fellow and Tutor in Classics at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, and Lecturer in Ancient History in the University of Oxford, until her retirement.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0415166195
• ISBN 13: 9780415166195
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292