The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Julius Caesar
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Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · November 1, 2012
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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- Who it’s for
- A concise Roman study that works well in short, repeatable reads.
- Genres
- Ancient Rome, Lives in History, Ancient Warfare
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, November 1, 2012
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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 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.
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A concise Roman study that works well in short, repeatable reads.
Come here for
- Roman biography in compact form
- political life filtered through a literary eye
Expect
- history, biography, and literary texture
- a text suited to dips, not just long stretches
Where it sits
| Ancient Rome | 72% |
|---|---|
| Lives in History | 65% |
| Ancient Warfare | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Presidents & World Leaders
- Authors
- Suetonius
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- November 1, 2012
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Presidents & World Leaders