The Twelve Caesars: The Lives of the Roman Emperors

The Twelve Caesars: The Lives of the Roman Emperors
ISBN-10
8026893042
ISBN-13
9788026893042
Series
The Twelve Caesars
Category
History
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2018-05-15
Publisher
e-artnow
Author
Suetonius

Description

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The book provides valuable information on the heritage, personal habits, physical appearance, lives, and political careers of the first Roman emperors as it mentions details which other sources do not. As with many of his contemporaries, Suetonius took omens seriously and carefully includes reports of omens portending Imperial births, accessions, and deaths. The Twelve Caesars was considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history. The book discusses the significant and critical period of the Principate from the end of the Republic to the reign of Domitian.

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