Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Lives of the Twelve Caesars
ISBN-10
185326475X
ISBN-13
9781853264757
Category
Emperors
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Author
Suetonius

Description

This text by Suetonius, a Latin biographer, is a major source for the period from Julius Caesar to Domitian. It sets out a great range of aspects illuminating the emperors' characters, their habits - from table to bedchamber - their intrigues, loves and their deaths.

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