The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
Easton Press, premium leather-bound
In publisher's shrink wrap -- small spots of rubbing to bottom corners due to shelf wear, otherwise no blemishes (see photos).
The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The group are: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. The Twelve Caesars was considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history. The book discusses the significant and critical period of the Principate from the end of the Republic to the reign of Domitian; comparisons are often made with Tacitus, whose surviving works document a similar period.
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