Table of Contents

1. Aims 2. Tiberius (AD 14–32) 3. Gaius Caligula (AD 37–41) 4. Claudius (AD 41–54) 5. Nero (AD 54–68) 6. Civil Wars: AD 69–70 7. Vespasian and Titus (AD 70–81) 8. Domitian (AD 81–96) 9. Nerva and Trajan (AD 96–117) 10. Society 11. The Economy 12. Administration 13. The Roman Army and Military Policy 14. Women 15. Provinces and Culture: Romanisation and Hellenisation 16. Religion 17. Glossary. Further Reading

About the Author

Richard Alston is Lecturer in Roman History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has also been a senior examiner in ancient history at A-Level. He is the author of Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History (Routledge 1995).

Reviews

Instructors of undergraduate Roman history courses will find much to praise in this work.