Tiberius, Second Edition

Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign.

• The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor.
  
• Argues that Tiberius’ character provides the key to understanding his reign.
  
• Portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power.
  
• Shows how Tiberius’ fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality.
  
• A new afterword discusses important new evidence that has come to light on the reign of Tiberius.

Content:
Chapter 1 Tiberius' Childhood: The Political Background (pages 1–10):
Chapter 2 Tiberius and Augustus (pages 11–39):
Chapter 3 The Accession of Tiberius (pages 40–47):
Chapter 4 Germanicus and Drusus (pages 48–103):
Chapter 5 Tiberius as Princeps, AD 14?26 (pages 104–150):
Chapter 6 Seianus (pages 151–188):
Chapter 7 The Last Years (pages 189–208):