Written by the great Roman historian Suetonius in the year 121, " The Twelve Caesars" is an extremely important historical document and one of the main sources of knowledge about Roman history. In this magnificent work, which covers the period from the rise to the fall of the Roman Empire, we get to know the intimacy of the life of each of the twelve Caesars: their ancestors, their military campaigns, the events that led them to power and death, as well as...

Twaalf keizers bespreekt Suetonius. Hij beschrijft systematisch hun persoonlijkheid en gedrag in het openbaar en in huislijke kring. Hij is de meester van de anekdote. Hij houdt van roddel en achterklap. Ook is hij van belang als historische bron: nooit houdt hij expres materiaal achter of doet hij de waarheid opzettelijk geweld aan.

De vita Caesarum, known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies, each about one of the Roman emperors, including one on Julius Caesar. It was written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius, in 121. Considered highly significant in antiquity, The Twelve Caesars has remained a major source of Roman history.

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 work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. No biography invites us into the lives of the Caesars more vividly or intimately than that by Gaius Suetonius Tranquil...

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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, acce...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the private lives and public triumphs of Rome’s first emperors with Suetonius’s classic work, The Twelve Caesars. Written in the early 2nd century CE, this landmark biography provides a vivid and scandalous portrait of the rulers who shaped the Roman Empire, from the legendary Julius Caesar to the infamous Domitian.Suetonius goes beyond the battlefield and Senate chamber to reveal the human si...

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars by 2nd Century Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus is our key primary source for biographical information of the first twelve rulers of ancient Rome - Emperors Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.This new digital edition of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars includes an image gallery.

In The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Suetonius offers an unfiltered portrait of power, ambition, excess, and intrigue at the very core of the Roman Empire. From the rise of Julius Caesar to the reign of Domitian, these vivid biographies uncover the private lives and public deeds of Rome’s most iconic rulers. Far from a conventional history, this masterpiece blends political narrative with scandal, rumor, and intimate detail...

This eBook edition of "The Twelve Caesars" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 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....

Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus commonly known as Suetonius (c. AD 69 – after AD 122) was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is a set of biographies of tw...