The Twelve Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

Overview

The Twelve Caesars, probably written in Hadrian’s time, is a collective biography of the Roman Empire’s first leaders, Julius Caesar (the first few chapters are missing), Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. The book was dedicated to a friend Gaius Septicius Clarus, a prefect of the Praetorian Guard in 119.
The work tells the tale of each Caesar’s life according to a set formula: the descriptions of appearance, omens, family history, quotes, and then a history are given in a consistent order for each Caesar.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681055350
Publisher:	Some Good Press
Publication date:	02/03/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	713 KB

Table of Contents

Abbreviations     vii
Chronology     viii
Introduction     xvii
Analyses of the 'Lives'     xlii
Further Reading     liii
A Note on the Text     lviii
Divus Julius     1
Divus Augustus     43
Tiberius     104
Gaius Caligula     145
Divus Claudius     178
Nero     207
Galba     242
Otho     255
Vitellius     263
Divus Vespasian     274
Divus Titus     288
Domitian     295
Glossary of Terms     311
Glossary of Place Names in Rome     319
Key to Maps     325
Maps     330
Family Trees     343
Notes     347
Index of Historical Persons     382