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3 reviews
Suetonius

Kessinger Publishing, 2004

On Ancient Gossip
When you need a break from memorizing the dates of the Punic Wars, are bored speculating over what kind of salt the Romans used to sow Carthaginian fields, have given up on finding Philippi on any modern map, and can't quite recall the names of the dramatis personae during the year of the three emperors, this book will re-stimulate your interest in history by gratifying the natural human desire ...

Lives of the Twelve Caesars

2 reviews
Suetonius

Corner House Pub, 1978

Ethan Hamwi Ph. D.
This is a brilliantly translated form of Suetonius's "LIVES". Such clarity and definition, the complete essence of his writings are clearly communicated. An intruiging text emanating from intruiging Roman leaders. A must read for any historian or student. Ethan*

The lives of the twelve Caesars (Bohn's classical library)

6 reviews
Suetonius

George Bell & Sons, 1909

Read your primary sources people!
In historical study there are two types of literature. Secondary sources are written based on the original writings which are known as Primary sources. If you want to lern about the earliest Roman Emperors this source is indispensable. True, some of it is not historical and Suetonius is somewhat of a gossip monger at times, seeing as he explains in detail the various sexual appetites of ...

The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars - Complete

1 review
Tranquillus Suetonius

Echo Library, 2006

A great book doesn't gets older
I read this book, translated to the portuguese language, here in Brazil.Are you worried, about sexual scandals today?Oh!In Roman Empire sexual perversions were the rule.Homosexuality, incest,etc. in roman emperors is the subject of this book.This book was writen more than 1,700 years ago, but this book is so fun to read, as any excellent book writen today.This book again shows to everybody, that ...

The Twelve Caesars (MP3 CD)

1 review
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, Charlton Griffin

Audio Connoisseur, 2004

History is stranger than fiction
Suetonius, the author, was a contemporary of many of the Roman emperors that he wrote about. It starts from Augustus and goes through the life of Domitian. This is the history that the book and BBC series, I, Claudius, is based on. This history gives us almost the only glances we have of Caligula, and goes into sordid detail on the corrupt lives of most of these emperors. Most of these men ...

The Twelve Caesars: The Lives of the Roman Emperors

1 review
Suetonius

Red and Black Publishers, 2008

Interesting
Not just a list of dates and places, this series of biographies gives portraits of the Roman Emperors as real people, describing their personal quirks and follies. The writer, Suetonius, actually knew some of these Emperors personally. The book also includes biographies of some of the lesser-known Emperors like Galba and Otho, not just the famous Emperors like Nero and Caligula. A very ...

12 Caesars : The Twelve Caesars

32 reviews
Suetonius, Robert Graves

Highbridge Audio, 1993

A Great Introductory Book to Imperial Rome
Suetonius grew up in the years following Nero's reign and wrote these histories while he was the secretary of the emperor Hadrian in the early second century A.D. His book covers the successive reigns of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian. The stories focus on the emperors themselves more than the events which ...

Suetonius, (Loeb classical library)

1 review
Suetonius

Harvard Univ. Press, 1959

Great resource!
This edition has the Latin text printed on the left side, with the corresponding English translation on the right. A splendid resource for Classical students or anyone wishing to see the original text as well as the English meaning.

The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)

2 reviews
Suetonius

Penguin Classics, 2007

Scandalous Histories
Mine is a much earlier edition of THE TWELVE CAESARS, but it's still Robert Graves translation of Suetonius' text, so it is what it is. Suetonius was apparently quite a prolific writer, with a wide variety of titles, from LIVES OF FAMOUS WHORES to METHODS OF RECKONING TIME to his credit. Outside of a few isolated fragments, however, THE TWELVE CAESARS is his only surviving work. It begins with ...

The Twelve Caesars

32 reviews

Neeland Media LLC, 2004

Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars
For anyone interested in the source of Robert Graves' "Claudius" series, reading Suetonius is mandatory. A fascinating glimpse into Roman political life.

Suetonius: Diuus Claudius (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

1 review
Suetonius

Cambridge University Press, 2001

Reason for celebration
A new commentar on anceint Latin source is always a reason for celebration among the lovers of Roman history and culture. This book of Donna W. Hurley is by far much more than the usual textual comments for students of Latin language. It is a comprehensive review of almost all what is worth knowing about Claudius and about the biograpy written by Suetonius, all this in addition to the very ...

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