- SKU: 9781515429159
- BARCODE: 9781515429159
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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars -Claudius-: The Roman Emperor Who Conquered Britain - Hardcover
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by G. Suetonius Tranquillus (Author)
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Claudius presents Suetonius's vivid portrait of one of the most unlikely rulers of the Roman Empire. Long dismissed by his family as physically weak and intellectually unfit for public life, Claudius rose unexpectedly to power after the assassination of Caligula, becoming emperor in AD 41. His reign would prove far more capable and consequential than his early reputation suggested.
In this sharply observed biography, the Roman historian Suetonius recounts Claudius's unusual path to the throne, his administrative reforms, and the intrigues that surrounded his court. Claudius expanded the empire-most notably through the conquest of Britain-while strengthening imperial governance through legal and bureaucratic reforms. Yet Suetonius also records the scandals, personal weaknesses, and manipulations that shaped the emperor's private life, particularly the influence of powerful wives and freedmen.
Part of Suetonius's celebrated Lives of the Twelve Caesars, this account combines political history, court gossip, and keen character study to illuminate the complexities of Roman imperial power. Written in the early second century AD, Suetonius's biographies remain among the most important surviving sources for the personalities and politics of the early Roman Empire.
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