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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars by G. Surtonius Tranquillus

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Vespasian, Titus and Donitian

G. Surtonius Tranquillus

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 26, 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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Suetonius presents biographies of Julius Caesar and Rome’s first eleven emperors.
Themes
Roman imperial history, Historical biography
Genres
Ancient Rome, Ancient History

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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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Suetonius presents biographies of Julius Caesar and Rome’s first eleven emperors.

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  • Biographies of Julius Caesar and Rome’s first eleven emperors

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  • A work composed in AD 121, during Hadrian’s reign

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  • Ancient Rome
Authors
G. Surtonius Tranquillus
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
November 26, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Roman imperial history · Historical biography
Reading lane
Ancient Rome