Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves halftempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within GORE VIDALAs private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus to the decline into depravity under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. This masterpiece of observation, immortalized in Robert Gravess classic translation, presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn and all too human individuals.Translated by ROBERT GRAVESRevised with an Introduction and notes by JAMES B. RIVES

Binding: Paperback;464 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBJD; Weight: 450 g; Dimensions: 196 x 132 x 21

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