Caligula : A Biography /

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The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome from A.D. 37 to 41 as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. An exceptionally smart and cruelly witty man, Caligula made his contemporaries worship him as a god. He drank pearls dissolved in vinegar and ate food covered in gold leaf. He forced men and wome...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winterling, Aloys (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2011]
Temas:
Emperors > Rome > Biography.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
ancient history.
ancient rome.
ancient sources.
biography.
brutality.
caligula.
career.
classical period.
dark.
dramatic.
engaging.
famous tyrant.
general audience.
historical analysis.
history buffs.
history.
human cruelty.
intense.
mental illness.
military.
nobility.
nonfiction.
notorious figures.
political science.
political system.
political thriller.
politics.
questioned sanity.
revolt.
roman emperors.
roman politics.
roman senate.
rome.
torture.
tyrant.
world history.
worship.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: A Mad Emperor?
  • One. Childhood and Youth
  • Two. Two Years as Princeps
  • Three. The Conflicts Escalate
  • Four. Five Months of Monarchy
  • Five. Murder on the Palatine
  • Conclusion: Inventing the Mad Emperor
  • Epilogue to the English Edition
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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