The Lives of the Caesars
Author:   Suetonius ,  Tom Holland ,  Tom Holland ,  Tom Holland
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
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Pages:   432
Publication Date:   29 April 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Suetonius ,  Tom Holland ,  Tom Holland ,  Tom Holland
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780143107705


ISBN 10:   0143107704
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   29 April 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   Latin

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Contents Introduction ix Glossary xxxv The Family of Augustus xl Maps xlii The Lives of the Caesars The Deified Julius 3 The Deified Augustus 48 Tiberius 110 Gaius 152 The Deified Claudius 188 Nero 219 Galba 258 Otho 272 Vitellius 281 The Deified Vespasian 294 The Deified Titus 310 Domitian 318 Appendix I: Names and Dates 336 Appendix II: Principal Characters 338 Notes 355

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD 69—the so-called ""year of the four Emperors."" He was described by Suetonius's patron Pliny the Younger as a reserved and scholarly man whose great passion in life was literature. His abilities won him a high position in the imperial secretariat. He served the emperor Hadrian as the emperor’s personal amanuensis, before being dismissed in obscure circumstances following a scandal that involved Hadrian’s wife. Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year 140.  Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, biographer, and broadcaster. He is the author of Rubicon, Persian Fire, Millennium, In the Shadow of the Sword, and Dynasty. His most recent book, Pax, covers the heyday of the Roman Empire, from the death of Nero to Hadrian. His translation of The Histories by Herodotus was published by Penguin Classics in 2013. He presents the world’s most popular history podcast, The Rest Is History.

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