{"product_id":"julio-claudian-emperors-thomas-e-j-wiedemann-9781853991172","title":"Julio-Claudian Emperors","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The dark, unrelenting Tiberius, the furious Caligula, the feeble Claudius, the profligate and cruel Nero..are condemned to everlasting Infamy' wrote Gibbon. This 'infamy' has inspired the work of historians and novelists from Roman times to the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book summarises political events during the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero, and the civil wars of the 'year of four emperors'. It considers too the extent to which social factors influenced the imperial household. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssuming no knowledge of Latin and drawing on material including inscriptions and coins, literary history and the latest historical interpretations, the author presents a coherent account of the often apparently erratic actions of these emperors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. J. Wiedemann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853991171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853991172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol Classical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"Thomas E. J. Wiedemann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896923447551,"sku":"9781853991172","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a55c9d9-7d34-4a65-9640-fd47a9eaf3c1.jpg?v=1721372691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/julio-claudian-emperors-thomas-e-j-wiedemann-9781853991172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}