{"product_id":"claudius-barbara-levick-9780415703574","title":"Claudius","description":"\u003cp\u003eClaudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to ruling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Levick's authoritative study reassesses the reign of Claudius, examining his political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social and economic development of Rome. Out of Levick's critical scrutiny of the literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources emerges a different Claudius - an intelligent politician, ruthlessly determined to secure his position as ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow updated to take account of recent scholarship, \u003cem\u003eClaudius \u003c\/em\u003eremains essential reading for students and historians of the early Roman Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Levick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415703573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415703574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Barbara Levick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064947257599,"sku":"9780415703574","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5082df4b-86e3-4f9a-9828-b3ba811beb0c.jpg?v=1768672108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claudius-barbara-levick-9780415703574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}