The Twelve Caesars by null Suetonius
The Twelve Caesars by null Suetonius
The Twelve Caesars by null Suetonius is a paperback for readers who like their history and ideas with some substance. Runs to about 464 pages, so it's the sort of book you keep on the desk rather than the nightstand – good for students, researchers and anyone curious about the subject.
What it's about
'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within' GORE VIDAL
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 under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. This masterpiece of observation, immortalized in Robert Graves's classic translation, presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.
Translated by ROBERT GRAVES Revised with an Introduction and notes by JAMES B. RIVES
Book details
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- ISBN: 9780140455168
- Published: 2007-10-25
- Dimensions: 13.0 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm
- Category: Academic
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