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The Twelve Caesars
Engelsk Paperback
The Twelve Caesars
Engelsk Paperback

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''Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within'' GORE VIDAL

As 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 Graves''s classic translation, presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human - individuals.

Translated by ROBERT GRAVES
Revised with an Introduction and notes by JAMES B. RIVES

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
464
ISBN-13:
9780140455168
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0140455167
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
25 okt 2007
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
132mm
Højde:
196mm
Forlag:
Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
25 okt 2007
Forfatter(e):
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