Caligula: The Corruption of Power

by Barrett, Anthony A

1st American Edition

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Bookseller: A. J. Frank & Co. (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 05297
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: As New
Jacket condition: As New
Edition: 1st American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300046537
ISBN 13: 9780300046533
Publisher: Yale University Press
Place: New Haven, CT
Date published: 1990
LCCN: DG283.B37 1990
Dewey: 937/.07/092
Keywords: CALIGULA, EMPEROR, ROME, History, Biography, Roman Empire, Roman History
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; HISTORY / General; HISTORY / Europe / Italy;

Book Description

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990 Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. 334 pp. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Includes extremely detailed Notes, Bibliography and Index. This is a new, unopened, unmarked copy. Both the volume and the dust jacket are in perfect condition. AS NEW/AS NEW. Was the Roman emperor Caligula really the depraved despot of popular legend? In this book-the first major reassessment of Caligula`s life and career in over fifty years-Anthony A. Barrett draws on archaeological, numismatic, and literary evidence to evaluate this infamous figure in the context of the system that gave him absolute power.. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.