Claudius
By: Barbara Levick.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D.; Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.; Rome -- History -- Claudius, 41-54.
Description: Overview: In the first book on Claudius written in English in over fifty years, Barbara Levick provides a major reassessment of the man and his reign. Drawing on recent research, Levick offers a provocative reconsideration of Claudius's political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social, and economic development of Rome. A history of political and domestic intrigue as well as an investigation into the limits of a Roman emperor's power, her book will be essential reading for historians of the Roman Empire.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.