Lives of the Caesars / Suetonius ; with an English translation by J.C. Rolfe.
| Author/creator | Suetonius author. |
| Other author | Bradley, K. R. (Keith R.), 1946- |
| Other author | Rolfe, John Carew, 1859-1943, translator. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | revised / with new introduction by K.R. Bradley. |
| Publication | Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource : 2 genealogies. |
| Supplemental Content | v.1 |
| Supplemental Content | v.2 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Loeb Classical Library ; 31, 38 Loeb classical library ; 31, 38. ^A467228 |
| Contents | v. I. Julius. Augustus. Tiberius. Gaius. Caligula -- v. II. Claudius. Nero. Galba, Otho, and Vitellius. Vespasian. Titus, Domitian. Lives of illustrious men: Grammarians and rhetoricians. Poets (Terence. Virgil. Horace. Tibullus. Persius. Lucan). Lives of Pliny the Elder and Passienus Crispus. |
| Abstract | Enriched by anecdotes, gossip, and details of character and personal appearance, Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius (born c. 70 CE) is a valuable and colorful source of information about the first twelve Roman emperors, Roman imperial politics, and Roman imperial society. Part of Suetonius' Lives of Illustrious Men (of letters) also survives. Suetonius (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, born ca. 70 CE), son of a military tribune, was at first an advocate and a teacher of rhetoric, but later became the emperor Hadrian's private secretary, 119-121. He dedicated to C. Septicius Clarus, prefect of the praetorian guard, his Lives of the Caesars. After the dismissal of both men for some breach of court etiquette, Suetonius apparently retired and probably continued his writing. His other works, many known by title, are now lost except for part of the Lives of Illustrious Men (of letters). Friend of Pliny the Younger, Suetonius was a studious and careful collector of facts, so that the extant lives of the emperors (including Julius Caesar the dictator) to Domitian are invaluable. His plan in Lives of the Caesars is: the emperor's family and early years; public and private life; death. We find many anecdotes, much gossip of the imperial court, and various details of character and personal appearance. Suetonius's account of Nero's death is justly famous. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Suetonius is in two volumes. Both volumes were revised throughout in 1997-98, and a new Introduction added. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language | Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122. Lives of the caesars. Rev. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1914 9780674995703(v.1) 9780674995659(v.2) |
| ISBN | (v. 1) print version |
| ISBN | (v. 2) print version |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |