The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

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The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
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The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

by Suetonius
$71.93
$71.93

Book Overview

by Suetonius (Author)

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The book discusses the significant and critical period of the Principate from the end of the Republic to the reign of Domitian. Packed with gossip, drama, and sometimes humour, The Twelve Caesars was considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.

Written in 121 AD during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, The Twelve Caesars was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The book provides valuable information on the heritage, personal habits, physical appearance, lives, and political careers of the first Roman emperors, which include Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. Also included are the lives of eminent grammarians, rhetoricians, and poets.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.31 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: January 24, 2021
ISBN9781774761304
Author Suetonius
PublisherRoyal Classics
GenreBiography and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedJanuary 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages512
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD 69--the so-called "year of the four Emperors." He was described by Suetonius's 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 amanuensis, before being dismissed in obscure circumstances following a scandal that involved Hadrian's wife. Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year 140.

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