{"product_id":"the-death-of-caligula-t-p-wiseman-9781846319631","title":"The Death of Caligula: Josephus Ant. Iud. XIX 1-273","description":"The emperor Gaius ('Caligula') was assassinated in January A.D.41. Since he was the last of the Julii, and he left no heir, it seemed that the dynasty of Caesar and Augustus was finished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccordingly, the Republic was restored, but then a coup d'etat by the Praetorian Guard put Claudius in power ... the dramatic events of these few days are a crucial turning-point in Roman history - the moment when the military basis of the Principate was first made explicit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTacitus' account has not survived, and Suetonius and Dio Cassisu offer no adequate substitute. Fortunately, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus chose to insert into his 'Jewish Antiquities' - as an example of the providence of God - a detailed narrative of the assassination plot and its aftermath taken from contemporary and well-informed Roman sources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of T.P. Wiseman's acclaimed Death of an Emperor (his translation and commentary of Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination) includes an updated bibliography, revised introduction, translation and commentary. Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine has been completely revised to take account of recent archaeological information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. P. Wiseman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846319633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846319631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. P. Wiseman \u003c\/strong\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Classics at Exeter University and a Fellow of the British Academy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T. P. Wiseman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129636024575,"sku":"9781846319631","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d118c5be-679c-4832-9cee-6c40da2b7c5d.jpg?v=1687464979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-death-of-caligula-t-p-wiseman-9781846319631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}