The Sons of Caesar Imperial Romes First Dynasty

Name: The Sons of Caesar Imperial Romes First Dynasty
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ISBN: 9780500251287

ISBN-10: 0500251282

ISBN-13: 9780500251287

Edition: 2006

Authors: Philip Matyszak

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The story of one of the most colorful dynasties in history, from Caesar's rise to power in the first century BC to Nero's death in AD 68. This engaging new study reviews the long history of the Julian and Claudian families in the Roman Republic and the social and political background of Rome. At the heart of the account are the lives of six menJulius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Neromen who mastered Rome and then changed it from a democracy to a personal possession. It was no easy task: Caesar and Caligula were assassinated, Nero committed suicide, and Claudius was poisoned. Only Augustus and Tiberius died natural deathsand even that is uncertain. The Julio-Claudian…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 6/17/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St. John's College, Oxford. His books include Legionary, Gladiator, Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day, Ancient Athens on 5 Drachmas a Day, The Classical Compendium,Chronicle of theRoman Republic,and The Greek and Roman Myths. He lives inBritish Columbia, Canada.



Julio-Claudian family tree



Introduction : from republic to empire



Family fortunes



Julius Caesar : from a renegade to a god



From Octavian to Augustus : Caesar's deadly legacy



Tiberius : emperor by default



Gaius Caligula : fear and loathing at the imperial court



Claudius : the unexpected emperor



Nero : the death of a dynasty



Epilogue