Julio-Claudian Emperors

by Thomas Wiedemann

Book Overview

'The dark, unrelenting Tiberius, the furious Caligula, the feeble Claudius, the profligate and cruel Nero..are condemned to everlasting Infamy' wrote Gibbon. This 'infamy' has inspired the work of historians and novelists from Roman times to the present. This book summarises political events during the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero, and the civil wars of the 'year of four emperors'. It considers too the extent to which social factors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853991171
• ISBN13: 9781853991172
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"