The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: To Which are Added His: Lives of the Grammarians, Rhetoricians, and Poets

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars #1-14

by Suetonius, Alexander Thomson (Translation), Thomas Forester (Revision)

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. Added to this are: Lives of the Grammarians Lives of the Rhetoricians Lives of the Poets In English translation. Revised and corrected. With notes.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

386 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2015

About the author

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius (ca. 69/75 - after 130), was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order in the early Imperial era. His most important surviving work is a set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers, from Julius Caesar until Domitian, entitled De Vita Caesarum. Other works by Suetonius concern the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many are entirely lost.

Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting text both for the historical context and to illuminate how different a biography with added gossip could be. This particular version was such drudge to read, however, that I probably would prefer to learn Latin and go back to the original.