Claudius

by Barbara Levick

2020-12-31 22:44:05

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 speec... Read more

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.

Now updated to take account of recent scholarship,Claudius remains essential reading for students and historians of the early Roman Empire.

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Book Details

File size9.21 X 6.14 X 0 in
Print pages288
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date July 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780300058314
Barbara Levick is Emeritus Fellow and Tutor in Classics at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford, UK. An ancient historian, writer and broadcaster, her previous books include biographies of the Ro...

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