Tiberius the politician

Barbara Levick0415217539, 9780415217538, 0203259521, 0203165136

Tiberius Caesar publicly expressed the hope that he would be judged worthy of hisancestors. Like his nephew Claudius, he was versed in the history of thearistocracy, and of his own family in particular, and it would be interesting toknow if he had in mind a particular branch, or particular individuals.1 Themodels they offered were diverse enough, although by blood he was a Claudianon both sides. Tiberius’ parents were Ti. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla,daughter of a Claudius Pulcher who, having been adopted by M.Livius Drusus,the tribune of 91 BC, introduced a third line into Tiberius’ ancestry.

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Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
HALF-TITLE……Page 2
TITLE……Page 4
COPYRIGHT……Page 5
DEDICATION……Page 6
CONTENTS……Page 7
PREFACE……Page 9
PREFACE TO THE 1999 EDITION……Page 11
CHAPTER 1 ANCESTRY AND EDUCATION……Page 16
CHAPTER II FIRST YEARS IN POLITICS: TIBERIUS IN THE SERVICE OF THE PRINCEPS……Page 23
CHAPTER III EMINENCE AND ECLIPSE……Page 33
CHAPTER IV REHABILITATION: THE FINAL STRUGGLE FOR THE SUCCESSION……Page 46
CHAPTER V THE ‘ACCESSION’ OF TIBERIUS……Page 63
CHAPTER VI THE POLICY OF THE PRINCEPS……Page 75
CHAPTER VII POLICY IN PRACTICE: THE SENATE AND ITS MEMBERS……Page 84
CHAPTER VIII EQUITES AND PLEBS……Page 104
CHAPTER IX PROVINCIAL AND FOREIGN POLICY……Page 112
CHAPTER X THE DYNASTIC CATASTROPHE……Page 131
CHAPTER XI TIBERIUS AND THE LAW: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAIESTAS……Page 157
CHAPTER XII LAST YEARS AND POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION……Page 175
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS……Page 196
NOTES……Page 199
EARLY LIFE AND SUCCESSION TO THE PRINCIPATE OF AUGUSTUS……Page 261
POLITICIANS AND THEIR FATES……Page 263
THE PRINCEPS IN ROME AND ITALY……Page 264
PROVINCIAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS……Page 265
ICONOGRAPHY AND THE LITERARY SOURCES……Page 266
1 Italy in Tiberius’ time, showing places named in the text……Page 268
A The connexious of Tiberius……Page 273
INDEX……Page 277