Caligula : the corruption of power
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Caligula : the corruption of power
Routledge, 2000, c1989
- : pbk
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"Reprinted 2000 by Routledge"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 316-328
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Of all Roman emperors none, with the possible exception of Nero, surpasses Caligula's reputation for infamy. But was Caligula really the mad despot and depraved monster of popular legend or the victim of hostile ancient historians?
In this study of Caligula's life, reign and violent death, Anthony A. Barrett draws on the archaeological and numismatic evidence to supplement the later written record. In Professor Barrett's view, the mystery of Caligula's reign is not why he descended into autocracy, but how any intelligent Roman could have expected a different outcome - to grant total power to an inexperienced and arrogant young man was a recipe for disaster. This book, scholarly and accessible, offers a careful reconstruction of Caligula's life and times, and a shrewd assessment of his historical importance.
Table of Contents
- Outline of significant events
- family background
- struggle for the succession
- private pursuits
- the new emperor
- signs of strain
- conspiracy
- North Africa
- Britain and Germany
- divine honours
- assassination
- aftermath
- Caligula and the Jews
- Caligula the builder
- fit to rule?, Appendices: Caligula's named victims
- coins, inscriptions and sculpture.
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