Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign.     The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor.  Argues that Tiberius’ character provides the key to understanding his reign.  Portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power.  Shows how Tiberius’ fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality.  A new afterword discusses important new evidence that has come to light on the reign of Tiberius.

Tiberius

History

Seager, Robin

Ancient Civilizations

University of California Press

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

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Pompey the Great gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny

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Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, whichfocuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key tounderstanding his reign. The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius,the second Roman emperor.Argues that Tiberius’ character provides the key tounderstanding his reign.Portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs werecorrupted by power.Shows how Tiberius’ fears of conspiracy and assassinationcaused him to lose his grasp of reality.A new afterword discusses important new evidence that has cometo light on the reign of Tiberius.

Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign. The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. Argues that Tiberius’ character provides the key to understanding his reign. Portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. Shows how Tiberius’ fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. A new afterword discusses important new evidence that has come to light on the reign of Tiberius.

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Tiberius

Tiberius

Pompey: A political biography

Pompey the Great: A Political Biography (Blackwell Ancient Lives)

Pompey the Great: A Political Biography

Tiberius

Tiberius