The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics S.)

The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics S.)

by Michael Grant (Introduction), Suetonius (Author), Michael Grant (Introduction), Suetonius (Author), Robert Graves (Translator)

Synopsis

As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and used them (along with carefully gathered eye-witness 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 and stability that came with his successors. A masterpiece of anecdote, wry observation and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 03 Aug 2006

ISBN 10: 0140455345
ISBN 13: 9780140455342

Author Bio
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.69-c.140) was a Roman biographer and antiquarian. He served as a member of the Imperial service and as secretary to the Emperor Hadrian. Robert Graves fought in the First World War, after which he published his autobiography, Goodbye To All That. Michael Grant's academic titles include Chancellor's Medallist and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and President of the Classical Association.