I, Claudius
what does the book teach about the importance of rule of law in a society?
how did augustus, tiberius and caligula abuse their power for personal and political gain?
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Augustus ruled in a time of stabilty, and things were admittedly stable because of his rule. Hos biggest abuse of power would have been the fact that he wielded that power by himself. Rome was meant to be a Republic.......
Tiberius allows Livia to blackmail the senate and guarantee his succession; he allows others to have complete influence over him, and Germinicus is murdered (huge mistake!). Lastly, not so much an abuse of power, but rather something that completely turned public opinion if it wasn't already........ the sexual depravity.
Caligula........ he was an abuse of power, and a crazy one at that. Gradesaver has a fantastic description of him....... I'm placing an excerpt below and providing the direct link in the source box;
"Caligula becomes emperor and swiftly embarks on a reign of cruelty, depravity, and insanity in which people are killed randomly and all beautiful Roman women are seen to be his property. He comes to believe that he has metamorphosed into a god and even declares war against Neptune. Caligula is assassinated by Cassius and succeeded by Claudius."
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caitlin j #347509
Augustus ruled in a time of stabilty, and things were admittedly stable because of his rule. Hos biggest abuse of power would have been the fact that he wielded that power by himself. Rome was meant to be a Republic...
Tiberius allows Livia to blackmail the senate and guarantee his succession; he allows others to have complete influence over him, and Germinicus is murdered (huge mistake!). Lastly, not so much an abuse of power, but rather something that completely turned public opinion if it wasn't already... the sexual depravity.
Caligula... he was an abuse of power, and a crazy one at that. Gradesaver has a fantastic description of him... I'm placing an excerpt below and providing the direct link in the source box;
"Caligula becomes emperor and swiftly embarks on a reign of cruelty, depravity, and insanity in which people are killed randomly and all beautiful Roman women are seen to be his property. He comes to believe that he has metamorphosed into a god and even declares war against Neptune. Caligula is assassinated by Cassius and succeeded by Claudius."
