{"product_id":"claudius-caesar-image-and-power-in-the-early-roman-empire-paperback-9780521708258","title":"Claudius Caesar; Image and Power in the Early Roman Empire (Paperback) 9780521708258","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClaudius Caesar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImage and Power in the Early Roman Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of the reign of Claudius (AD 41–54), exploring what it can tell us about the developing Roman Empire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJosiah Osgood (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521708258, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e374 pages, 82 b\/w illus.  5 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the book reads well, perhaps because of the character that Osgood puts into his writing. ...Osgood creates what might be termed a political biography and, as a result, has made a very useful contribution to our understanding of both Claudius and the early principate.\"   --Ancient History Bulletin Online Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe story of Claudius has often been told before. Ancient writers saw the emperor as the dupe of his wives and palace insiders; Robert Graves tried to rehabilitate him as a far shrewder, if still frustrated, politician. In this book, Josiah Osgood shifts the focus off the personality of Claudius and on to what his tumultuous years in power reveal about the developing political culture of the early Roman Empire. What precedents set by Augustus were followed? What had to be abandoned? How could a new emperor win the support of key elements of Roman society? This richly illustrated discussion draws on a range of newly discovered documents, exploring events that move far beyond the city of Rome and Italy to Egypt and Judea, Morocco and Britain. Claudius Caesar provides a new perspective not just on Claudius himself, but on all Roman emperors, the Roman Empire, and the nature of empires more generally.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: the Roman Empire in 41 AD\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the problem of Claudius\u003cbr\u003e 1. Claudius Caesar\u003cbr\u003e 2. A statue in silver\u003cbr\u003e 3. Imperial favors\u003cbr\u003e 4. Subduing the ocean\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lists of peoples and places\u003cbr\u003e 6. Caesar-lovers\u003cbr\u003e 7. The eight hundredth year of Rome\u003cbr\u003e 8. Practical pyramids\u003cbr\u003e 9. The burden of government\u003cbr\u003e 10. The judgment of Pallas\u003cbr\u003e 11. Signaling retreat?\u003cbr\u003e 12. The golden predicament.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908960182552,"sku":"9780521708258","price":28.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521708258i_a469b4ef-24d5-495c-ac9c-4f81f3175afe.jpg?v=1691380246","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/claudius-caesar-image-and-power-in-the-early-roman-empire-paperback-9780521708258","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}