Claudius by Barbara Levick 1990

Claudius was proclaimed Emperor at Rome after the assassination of Caligula in A.D. 41, and his thirteen-year reign included some significant accomplishments. Claudius added Mauretania, Lycia, and Thrace to the Roman Empire and began the conquest of Britain. He extended the rights of Roman citizenship to many provincials and opened the Senate to prominent men from the western provinces, especially Gaul.

However, Claudius is not well served by posterity: ancient historians denigrated his achievements because they had his successor's interests at heart. Modern historians have overestimated his contribution to the development of the Roman Empire. In this provocative book, Barbara Levick reassesses the man and his reign. 

Title: Claudius 
Author: Barbara Levick 
Publisher: Yale University Press 
Publication Date: 1990 
First published 1990 in the United Kingdom by B. T. Batsford Limited. 
Published 1990 in the United States by Yale University Press. 
Copyright© 1990 by Barbara Levick. All rights reserved. 
First printing 
Illustrations: Illustrated with several black and white photograph plates 
Binding: Hardcover. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Watermark on front board endpaper
Language: English 
Pages: 256 
ISBN 0-300-04734-7 
Measures approximately: 9 x 6 1/2 x 1 inch (24 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.) 
Condition of the book: Please see the images. 
Interests: History, Rome, Claudius

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