Description
Author Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
Publisher Penguin Classics, 1977 Edition
Format : Paperback (1977 edition, slight spine crease, otherwise very good condition)
Condition very good
Summary
A landmark of classical literature, Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars offers a dazzling glimpse into the lives and personalities of Rome’s earliest emperors—from the shrewd Julius Caesar to the tyrannical Domitian. Written in the early 2nd century AD by Suetonius, a Roman historian and secretary to Emperor Hadrian, this work reads like a tabloid from antiquity—rich with scandal, ambition, cruelty, and intrigue. The 1977 Penguin Classics paperback edition, translated by Robert Graves, remains one of the most readable and enduring versions. Readers are transported into the heart of imperial Rome, where power and paranoia often walked hand-in-hand. This copy, with a small crease on the spine but otherwise very clean pages and tight binding, is ideal for history buffs, collectors of vintage editions, or students of classical civilization.