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Tiberius the Tyrant

Chapter 26: Transcriber’s Notes
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A detailed political biography reconstructs the ruler's life from family origins and education through military campaigns, political maneuvering, and eventual accession, then surveys episodes of mutiny, high-profile trials, and the rise of a powerful minister. It examines relations between the imperial office and the senatorial order, the social institutions underpinning power, and the ruler's late withdrawal to an island retreat. The author assesses surviving historical sources and contemporary attitudes, weighing partisan hostility against administrative achievement, and places episodes of intrigue and repression in the broader context of Rome's transition from republic to imperial governance.

Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome, and London.

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced.

The index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.

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Page 75: “de Sevignê” currently is spelled “de Sévigné”.

Page 392: The two sentences beginning with “How if the mutineers” were printed that way.