Western Civilization


Secondary Sources: Lecture on Ancient History The First Caesars


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  1. Augustus' Return
  2. His Political Position
  3. The Year 27
  4. The Second Settlement
  5. Settlement of 23
  6. His treatment of the Senate
  7. Elements of Augustus' Power
  8. Later Offices
  9. The Eastern Empire
  10. The Western Empire
  11. The Empire in the North
  12. Later Years
  13. The Death of Augustus Caesar
  14. Assessment
  1. Tiberius
  2. Domestic Quarrels
  3. Persecutions
  4. Caligula
  5. Tyranny
  6. Death and Succession
  7. Claudius
  8. His Reign
  9. Personal Troubles
  10. Nero
  11. Fires, Friends, Foes
  12. Death of Nero
  13. Assessment of the Julio-Claudians
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Essay by Dr. Ellis L. Knox
Boise State University


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