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
Classical Studies Humanistische Studien Roman History Römische Geschichte
"This second edition is a welcome revision of the excellent Tiberius ... The book has much to commend it ... Undergraduates will find it an excellent resource, and one not beyond sixth-form students." Journal of Classics Teaching
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