Tiberius: From Masterly Commander to Masterful Emperor of Rome

“[M]assive, highly readable, and superbly illustrated biography… Readers with a serious interest in Roman history will find much to enjoy in this book…” – The NYMAS Review

History has not been kind to the memory of Tiberius Caesar (42 BC-AD 37), second emperor of the Romans. His reputation for capable generalship and sensible civic leadership are marred by reports of cruelty, treason trials and sexual depravity. Some historians have described him as a ‘tyrant’ or even a ‘monster’. But does h...