Ebook: Tiberius

Contents; Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chronological Table; Abbreviations; Stemma; Maps; 1 Tiberius' Childhood: The Political Background; 2 Tiberius and Augustus; 3 The Accession of Tiberius; 4 Germanicus and Drusus; 5 Tiberius as Princeps, AD 14-26; 6 Seianus; 7 The Last Years; Conclusion; Afterword; The Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Additional Bibliography; Index.;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.