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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars is an extraordinary work in many respects. It is believed that the Roman historian Caius Suetonius Tranquillus published it around AD 121, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. Suetonius was able to create a vivid characterization of the first twelve... Read Full Overview

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c70-c140), also known as Suetonius, was a prominent Roman historian and biographer. He is mainly remembered as the author of De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Caesars, best known in English as The Twelve Caesars), his only extant work. The Twelve Caesars,... Read Full Overview

This classic work provides biographies of the first twelve Roman Emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian. It offers a glimpse into their lives, reigns, accomplishments and controversies, as well as providing a vivid portrait of Ancient Rome.

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