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Author's Note | p. ix |
Family tree | p. xii |
Preface 'He chopped down the family tree' | p. 1 |
'Superbisssima' | p. 5 |
In the beginning ... were the Claudii | p. 14 |
'Innocent of guilt' | p. 24 |
'Virility to her reasoning power | p. 33 |
A young man of noble family' of native talent and moderation? | p. 43 |
'Night would last for ever' | p. 51 |
Fugitive | p. 58 |
"The whimsicality of fate' | p. 65 |
'An eagle flew by' | p. 73 |
The price of comfort | p. 81 |
'No magic chant will make you a mother' | p. 89 |
By the side of the goddess | p. 97 |
Sacrosanct | p. 106 |
'A charming view with minimal expense | p. 114 |
'A man and his family should live together as partners' | p. 121 |
'They compelled him, as it seemed, to accept autocratic powers' | p. 130 |
'Born of his sacred blood' | p. 139 |
'Her sacred office' | p. 147 |
'If you come to any harm ... that is the end of me too' | p. 155 |
Three cities of Judaea | p. 164 |
'The man set apart by such an alliance would be enormously elevated' | p. 171 |
'Outstandingly virtuous' | p. 180 |
'Tiberius closer to Caesar | p. 188 |
'What more can I ask of the immortal gods?' | p. 197 |
'Try not to guess what lies in the future' | p. 206 |
'Perpetual security' | p. 214 |
Purer than Parian marble? | p. 223 |
'Blood-red comets' | p. 231 |
Augusta | p. 241 |
'His mother Livia vexed him' | p. 249 |
Above the law? | p. 257 |
Epilogue 'You held your course without remorse' | p. 265 |
Notes | p. 271 |
Bibliography | p. 294 |
Glossary | p. 302 |
Index | p. 305 |
List of illustrations | p. 319 |
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