The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome’s First Dynasty

320 Pages·2006·27 MB·English

by  Philip Matyszak

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman History from St John’s College,
Oxford, and is the author of Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of
Rome and Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day. He teaches an e-learning course
on Ancient Rome for the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge
University.
Other titles by Philip Matyszak published by
Thames & Hudson include:
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
Chronicle of the Roman Republic:
The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun Gladiator: The Roman
Fighter’s (Unofficial) Manual The Greek and Roman Myths:
A Guide to the Classical Stories
Lives of the Romans
Legionary: The Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual Philip Matyszak’s
Classical Compendium
Other titles of interest published by
Thames & Hudson include:
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors:
The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome
Rome in the Ancient World: From Romulus to Justinian Roman Britain: A New
History
The Romans Who Shaped Britain
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CONTENTS
JULIO-CLAUDIAN FAMILY TREE
PREFACE
1 INTRODUCTION: FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE
2 FAMILY FORTUNES
3 JULIUS CAESAR: FROM A RENEGADE TO A GOD
4 FROM OCTAVIAN TO AUGUSTUS: CAESAR’S DEADLY LEGACY
PLATES I
5 TIBERIUS: EMPEROR BY DEFAULT
6 GAIUS CALIGULA: FEAR AND LOATHING AT THE IMPERIAL COURT
7 CLAUDIUS: THE UNEXPECTED EMPEROR
PLATES II
8 NERO: THE DEATH OF A DYNASTY
9 EPILOGUE
CHRONOLOGY
GLOSSARY
FURTHER READING
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX