The Death of Caligula: Josephus Ant. Iud. XIX 1-273

by T.P. Wiseman

Book Overview

The emperor Gaius ('Caligula') was assassinated in January A.D.41. Since he was the last of the Julii, and he left no heir, it seemed that the dynasty of Caesar and Augustus was finished.

Accordingly, the Republic was restored, but then a coup d'etat by the Praetorian Guard put Claudius in power . . . the dramatic events of these few days are a crucial turning-point in Roman history - the moment when the military basis of the Principate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846319633
• ISBN13: 9781846319631
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.2"