Claudius

ISBN-13: 9780367599171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 288 str.

Barbara Levick

Opis

Opinions have varied over the centuries, but Claudius 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 econo

Recenzje

"Levick’s work on Claudius continues to make a valuable contribution to the field and offers not just a strong foundation of information for those interested in Claudius, but also worthwhile material for anyone studying the Julio-Claudians or the Roman world of the first century CE." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Preface

1. Principate and Dynasty

2. Education

3. Unfit for a public career?

4. Accession

5. Princeps and Imperator

6. Establishment of the Court: Messalina

7. The Dominance of Agrippina

8. Imperial Policies?

9. Senate and Knights: Claudius and the Aristocracy

10.The People of Rome and Italy

11. Legislation, Justice, and Society

12. Finance and the Economy

13. Claudius’ Invasion of Britain

14. Warfare on Three Continents

15. Claudius and his Provincial Subjects

16. Aftermath: Claudius in Literature and History

References and Notes

Concordance

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Barbara Levick is Fellow and Tutor Emeritus, St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. She has published extensively on Roman history, with titles including Tiberius the Politician (Routledge, 1999), Vespasian (Routledge, 1999), The Government of the Roman Empire, second edition (Routledge, 2001), Julia Domna: Syrian Empress (Routledge, 2007), Augustus: Image and Substance (2010) and Imperial Women of the Golden Age: Faustina I and II (2014).