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Focusing on the lives of Rome's first emperors, the work offers a vivid exploration of their reigns, revealing both their virtues and vices. Suetonius, drawing from his insider knowledge, crafts individual memoirs that begin with the emperors' backgrounds and delve into memorable anecdotes from their personal and public lives. Organized by thematic categories rather than a linear timeline, the narratives provide insights into the complexities of power and the human flaws of these rulers, culminating in their deaths and physical descriptions.
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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
- Publisher
- DOUBLE 9 BOOKSLLP
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 626
- ISBN13
- 9789357271097
- Category
- World history
- Description
- Focusing on the lives of Rome's first emperors, the work offers a vivid exploration of their reigns, revealing both their virtues and vices. Suetonius, drawing from his insider knowledge, crafts individual memoirs that begin with the emperors' backgrounds and delve into memorable anecdotes from their personal and public lives. Organized by thematic categories rather than a linear timeline, the narratives provide insights into the complexities of power and the human flaws of these rulers, culminating in their deaths and physical descriptions.