The Lives of the Caesars - Hardcover
by Suetonius
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Availability:In StockContributor:Suetonius, Tom Holland (Translator), Tom Holland (Introduction by)Series:Penguin Classics HardcoverPublish date:2025-04-29Pages:432
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780143107705ISBN-10:143107704UPC:9780143107705Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalBook Topic:RomeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCGRRC413F
The Lives of the Caesars
A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail A Penguin Classic The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. No biographies invite us into...
Series: Penguin Classics Hardcover
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780143107705ISBN-10:143107704UPC:9780143107705Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalBook Topic:RomeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.60 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCGRRC413F
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD 69 - the so-called 'year of the four Emperors." He was described by Suetonius' patron Pliny the Younger as a reserved and scholarly man, whose great passion in life was literature. His abilities won him a high position in the imperial secretariat. He served the emperor Hadrian as the emperor's personal amenuensis, before being dismissed in...
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Suetonius, Tom Holland (Translator), Tom Holland (Introduction by)
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