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The author of Rome Is Burning separates fact from fiction as he examines the life of an ancient Roman figure made famous in the TV miniseries I Claudius.Livia--wife of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, and mother of the second, Tiberius--wielded extraordinary power at the center of Roman politics. In this biography of Livia, the first in English, Anthony Barrett sets aside the portrait of a cunning and sinister schemer to reveal Livia as a complex figure whose enduring political influen…
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- Author: Anthony A. Barrett
- Publisher: Yale University Press (Ignition)
- Year: 2002
- Pages: 464
- ISBN: 9780300127164
- ISBN-10: 0300127162
- ISBN-13: 9780300127164
- Format: ePub
- Language: English
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The author of Rome Is Burning separates fact from fiction as he examines the life of an ancient Roman figure made famous in the TV miniseries I Claudius.Livia--wife of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, and mother of the second, Tiberius--wielded extraordinary power at the center of Roman politics. In this biography of Livia, the first in English, Anthony Barrett sets aside the portrait of a cunning and sinister schemer to reveal Livia as a complex figure whose enduring political influence helped shape Roman government long after her death.
"An excellent biography of Livia--as appealing to the general reader as it is satisfying to the scholar." --Colin M. Wells, Trinity University, San Antonio
"In reading Anthony Barrett's biography of Livia, I not only learned about this remarkable woman, but also gained a meaningful appreciation of life and society in her time." --Howard Alper, President, The Royal Society of Canada
"First-rate." --Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement
- Author: Anthony A. Barrett
- Publisher: Yale University Press (Ignition)
- Year: 2002
- Pages: 464
- ISBN: 9780300127164
- ISBN-10: 0300127162
- ISBN-13: 9780300127164
- Format: ePub
- Language: English English
The author of Rome Is Burning separates fact from fiction as he examines the life of an ancient Roman figure made famous in the TV miniseries I Claudius.
Livia--wife of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, and mother of the second, Tiberius--wielded extraordinary power at the center of Roman politics. In this biography of Livia, the first in English, Anthony Barrett sets aside the portrait of a cunning and sinister schemer to reveal Livia as a complex figure whose enduring political influence helped shape Roman government long after her death.
"An excellent biography of Livia--as appealing to the general reader as it is satisfying to the scholar." --Colin M. Wells, Trinity University, San Antonio
"In reading Anthony Barrett's biography of Livia, I not only learned about this remarkable woman, but also gained a meaningful appreciation of life and society in her time." --Howard Alper, President, The Royal Society of Canada
"First-rate." --Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement
Livia--wife of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, and mother of the second, Tiberius--wielded extraordinary power at the center of Roman politics. In this biography of Livia, the first in English, Anthony Barrett sets aside the portrait of a cunning and sinister schemer to reveal Livia as a complex figure whose enduring political influence helped shape Roman government long after her death.
"An excellent biography of Livia--as appealing to the general reader as it is satisfying to the scholar." --Colin M. Wells, Trinity University, San Antonio
"In reading Anthony Barrett's biography of Livia, I not only learned about this remarkable woman, but also gained a meaningful appreciation of life and society in her time." --Howard Alper, President, The Royal Society of Canada
"First-rate." --Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement
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