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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Name: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
ISBN: 9781625581266

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G. Surtonius Tranquillus

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 26, 2012

Reading lane: Ancient Rome

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.

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Good for readers interested in biographies of early Roman rulersReaders seeking a primary source on Roman history

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Authors: G. Surtonius Tranquillus
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: November 26, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Ancient Rome · Ancient Warfare
Reading lane: Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome
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Ancient Warfare
67%
Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
65%

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Ancient Rome

About This Book

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.