Suetonius

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 09: Vitellius - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Caesars Release date is 2004-12-13

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"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 09: Vitellius" by Suetonius is a biography written in 121 CE. This volume forms part of Suetonius's renowned collection chronicling Julius Caesar and the first eleven Roman emperors. Written while serving as secretary to Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius crafted intimate portraits of Rome's most powerful rulers. Though criticized for sensationalism and reliance on gossip, his work remains an essential primary source, offering unique details about the heritage, habits, and political careers of early imperial Rome's most influential figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800

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