The Lives of the Twelve Caesars -Augustus- by G Suetonius Tranquillus

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars -Augustus- by G Suetonius Tranquillus

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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars -Augustus- by G Suetonius Tranquillus

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c70-c140), also known as Suetonius, was a prominent Roman historian and biographer. He is mainly remembered as the author of De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars, best known in English as The Twelve Caesars), his only extant work. The Twelve Caesars, probably written in Hadrian's time, is a collective biography of the Roman Empire's first leaders who were: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. The work tells the tale of each Caesar's life according to a set formula: the descriptions of appearance, omens, family history, quotes, and then a history are given in a consistent order for each Caesar. Suetonius regarded emperors who amassed wealth for the public purse to be greedy, perhaps a reflection of the average Roman middle class attitudes.
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ISBN 13 9781515429197
ISBN 10 1515429199
Title The Lives of the Twelve Caesars -Augustus-
Author G Suetonius Tranquillus
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher SMK Books
Year published 2018-04-03
Number of pages 104
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