books.google.co.uk - This work deals with the mutual relationship between the principes, from Augustus to Nero, and the city plebs. In a pioneering work which seeks to move far beyond simple class and ethnic description, Professor Yavetz asks the tough question: why did key Roman emperors make so many efforts to endear...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Plebs_and_Princeps.html?id=4v65rUaxU-MC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePlebs and Princeps