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Caligula: The Corruption of Power (Roman Imperial Biographies) - Softcover

Barrett, Anthony A.

 
9780415214858: Caligula: The Corruption of Power (Roman Imperial Biographies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415214858 ISBN 13: 9780415214858
Verlag: Routledge, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415214858
ISBN 13 
9780415214858
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
372
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