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- catalog abstract ""Suetonius' graphic account of the death of Julius Caesar is only one of many extraordinary scenes in Lives of the Caesars, a series of twelve biographies of Roman emperors beginning with Julius Caesar and ending with Domitian. As a fund of fascinating often outrageous anecdotes, Suetonius' work is unrivalled: Caligula's plan to make his horse consul, Nero singing while Rome burns, tales of adultery, perversion, murder - every vice is exposed and recorded. Less celebrated but equally significant are the edifying descriptions of Augustus' splendid redevelopment of the city of Rome, and Titus' decision to put the state before his love for Berenice. Suetonius' accounts of the achievements and eccentricities of emperors, as well as being highly entertaining, give us valuable insights into the exercise of imperial power in ancient Rome." "This new translation sets the Lives in the literary and political contexts in which they were written."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "De vita Caesarum. English".
- catalog contributor b12023666.
- catalog contributor b12023667.
- catalog contributor b12023668.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Flavians, 69-96.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Suetonius' graphic account of the death of Julius Caesar is only one of many extraordinary scenes in Lives of the Caesars, a series of twelve biographies of Roman emperors beginning with Julius Caesar and ending with Domitian. As a fund of fascinating often outrageous anecdotes, Suetonius' work is unrivalled: Caligula's plan to make his horse consul, Nero singing while Rome burns, tales of adultery, perversion, murder - every vice is exposed and recorded. Less celebrated but equally significant are the edifying descriptions of Augustus' splendid redevelopment of the city of Rome, and Titus' decision to put the state before his love for Berenice. Suetonius' accounts of the achievements and eccentricities of emperors, as well as being highly entertaining, give us valuable insights into the exercise of imperial power in ancient Rome." "This new translation sets the Lives in the literary and political contexts in which they were written."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxii]-[xxxiii]) and index.".
- catalog description "The deified Julius Caesar -- The deified Augustus -- Tiberius -- Caligula -- The deified Claudius -- Nero -- Galba -- Otho -- Vitellius -- The deified Vespasian -- The deified Titus -- Domitian.".
- catalog extent "xxxvii, 392 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lives of the Caesars.".
- catalog identifier "0192832719".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lives of the Caesars.".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford world's classics".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng lat".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Lives of the Caesars.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Flavians, 69-96.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D.".
- catalog spatial "Rome".
- catalog subject "DG277 .S83 2000".
- catalog subject "Emperors Rome Biography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Emperors Rome Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The deified Julius Caesar -- The deified Augustus -- Tiberius -- Caligula -- The deified Claudius -- Nero -- Galba -- Otho -- Vitellius -- The deified Vespasian -- The deified Titus -- Domitian.".
- catalog title "De vita Caesarum. English".
- catalog title "Lives of the Caesars / Suetonius ; translated with an introduction and notes by Catharine Edwards.".
- catalog type "Biography To 500.".
- catalog type "Latin prose literature Translations into English.".
- catalog type "text".