The twelve Caesars
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The twelve Caesars
（Penguin books, . Penguin literature/History）（Penguin classics）
Penguin, 2006
Anniversary ed
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"Translation first published 1957. Revised edition 1979. Reissued with new chronology and updated further reading 2003. This anniversary edition published 2006"--T.p. verso
"A sixtieth anniversary edition"--Back cover
Includes index
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As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and used them (along with carefully gathered eye-witness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. "The Twelve Caesars" chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero, and the recovery and stability that came with his successors. A masterpiece of anecdote, wry observation and detailed physical description, "The Twelve Caesars" presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.
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