Bøker av Sam Wilkinson

Erudite exploration of Republicanism as a political ideology and as an oppositional force to the emperors in Rome during the first century AD.

One of the most controversial of all the Roman Emperors. Caligula's policies have often been interpreted to be those of a depraved tyrant. This study provides a reassessment of this controversial reign by scrutinising the ancient literary sources that are so hostile to Caligula.