The twelve Caesars

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The twelve Caesars

Title:

The twelve Caesars

Author:

Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122, author.

Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, translator.

Rives, J. B., writer of introduction.

Series:

Penguin classics.

Summary:

Based on eyewitness accounts and his own unlimited access to the Emperor Hadrian's Imperial archives, the scholar Suetonius wrote a sweeping account of the lives of twelve of Rome's most powerful emperors. From the empire's most shining examples of ruling competency, such as Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the most depraved and doomed rulers, such as Nero, this ancient and colorful biographical work presents a vivid and accessible picture of these historical figures from remote antiquity. This classic work was translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, renowned classicist, historian, and historical novelist. Combining his extensive expertise in classical history with deft writing skill and an ability to spin a good tale, Graves' excellent translation makes this classic work accessible to modern audiences.

General Note:

Translation of: De vita Caesarum.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Contents:

Divus Julius -- Divus Augustus -- Tiberius -- Gaius Caligula -- Divus Claudius -- Nero -- Galba -- Otho -- Vitellius -- Divus Vespasian -- Divus Titus -- Domitian.

Physical Description:

lvii, 398 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Biographies.

Subject Term:

Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Author(s):

Graves, Robert, 1895-1985,

Rives, J. B.,

Publisher:

Penguin Books,

Publication Date:

2007

ISBN:

9780140455168

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2007.

Call Number:

937 SUETONIUS

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As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.

Author Notes

Suetonius (Author)
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD69 - the famous 'year of the four Emperors'. From the letters of Suetonius' close friend Pliny the Younger we learn that he practiced briefly at the bar, avoided political life, and became chief secretary to the Emperor Hadrian (AD117-38). Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year AD140.

Robert Graves (Author)
Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That , in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929.

Abbreviations	p. vii
Chronology	p. viii
Introduction	p. xvii
Analyses of the 'Lives'	p. xlii
Further Reading	p. liii
A Note on the Text	p. lviii
Divus Julius	p. 1
Divus Augustus	p. 43
Tiberius	p. 104
Gaius Caligula	p. 145
Divus Claudius	p. 178
Nero	p. 207
Galba	p. 242
Otho	p. 255
Vitellius	p. 263
Divus Vespasian	p. 274
Divus Titus	p. 288
Domitian	p. 295
Glossary of Terms	p. 311
Glossary of Place Names in Rome	p. 319
Key to Maps	p. 325
Maps	p. 330
Family Trees	p. 343
Notes	p. 347
Index of Historical Persons	p. 382

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