Tiberius / / Robin Seager
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| Autore: |
Seager Robin
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| Titolo: |
Tiberius / / Robin Seager
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2005 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (338 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 937/.07/092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Emperors - Rome |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D |
| Rome History Tiberius, 14-37 | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-298) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Tiberius' childhood : the political background -- Tiberius and Augustus -- The accession of Tiberius -- Germanicus and Drusus -- Tiberius as princeps, ad 14-26 -- Seianus -- The last years. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor's complex character as the key to understanding his reign. The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. Argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. Portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. Shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. A new afterword discusses important new evidence that has come |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tiberius |
| ISBN: | 0-470-77541-6 |
| 9786611310561 | |
| 0-470-77387-1 | |
| 1-281-31056-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818666403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Blackwell Ancient Lives