The Succession of Imperial Power under the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (30 BC ¿ AD 68)

Pawel Sawinski is Associate Professor at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan, Poland. His scholarly articles and books deal with various aspects of the history of ancient Rome.

This book focuses on the problem of succession of the imperial power under the Julio-Claudian dynasty. In the first part of the work, the author analyses the succession policy of the princeps from the first imperial dynasty. On the basis of numerous literary texts, numismatic and epigraphic sources, he tries to establish which roles separate members of the imperial family played in the dynastic plans of Augustus and his successors. The second part of the book concentrates on the mechanisms of taking over the imperial power during the reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Among other things, the author tries to find out which factors played a decisive role in electing next princeps from the dynasty and, what is more, what the model of appointing a new emperor looked like.

This book focuses on the succession of imperial power under the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The author investigates the mechanisms of succession of the Julio-Claudian emperors, analyses various stages of the accessions of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero, as well as deals with the Julio-Claudian model of investiture of a new princeps.

Dynastic policy - Succession of imperial power - Julio-Claudian dynasty - Heir