The emperor with the shaking head: Claudius’ movement disorder
The medical conundrum posed by the Roman emperor Claudius remains one of the most intriguing of the ancient world.
The Construction of Authenticity in the Claudius Novels
What I am arguing is that the recreation of the Roman world in the Claudius novels is not a simple as most readers have taken it to be.
Can One Believe the Ancient Sources That Describe Messalina?
One of the primary sources that discusses Messalina in the most depth is The Annals, by Tacitus. However, Tacitus?s account of Messalina is questionable in several ways. First, Tacitus seems to have distinct motives for writing about Messalina that call into question the accuracy of his depiction.
Causes of death among the Caesars (27 BC-AD 476)
This article investigates the causes of the deaths of the emperors who ruled the Empire from Rome over a period of 503 years.
Roman Corinth: the formation of a colonial elite
This paper uses the duoviral coinage and epigraphy of Roman Corinth to define more closely the social and geographical origins of the group who, as holders of the highest offices in the colony, constituted its govering class in the period from Augustus to Nero.