The Twelve Caesars

Robert Graves, Suetonius, James Rives

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Penguin
21 January 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Penguin Black Classics

A revised edition of Robert Graves' classic translation (9780140449211), with completely fresh editorial material

As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness 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 that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.

By: Robert Graves, Suetonius
Edited by: James Rives
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 321g
ISBN: 9780140455168
ISBN 10: 0140455167
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 21 January 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD69 - the famous 'year of the four Emperors'. From the letters of Suetonius' close friend Pliny the Younger we learn that he practiced briefly at the bar, avoided political life, and became chief secretary to the Emperor Hadrian (AD117-38). Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year AD140. James Rives teaches in the area of Classical Studies at Stanford University. Professor Rives is currently serving as Review Editor for Phoenix, Journal of the Classical Association of Canada.