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The Lives of The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius (1931) Hardcover – January 1, 1931

by Joseph Gavorse (Author)
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The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by Suetonius, complete and unabridged. 1931 Modern Library edition.
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    361 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The Modern Library
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1931
  5. Dimensions
    7.25 x 5 x 0.75 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002JXCEQ4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Modern Library; 1st edition (January 1, 1931)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 361 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 5 x 0.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Cameron Dryden
5.0 out of 5 stars Revealing, Astonishing Historical Account
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2017
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Of the major historians of the first century AD, Suetonius merits special consideration.Unlike drier accounts, Suetonius infuses his telling with personal, revealing anecdotes. This makes for often astonishing, sometimes terrifying writing. In particular, his accounts of the reigns of Caligula and Nero reveal truth to the maxim that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Nevertheless, if we fail to learn such history might we be doomed to repeat it?

His is not a technical, jargon-filled account, so it can be read at leisure. But I wouldn't classify this (quite) as bedtime reading. Nor would I recommend it for young children. But if you want to learn about a cradle of civilization that by many measures would be unsurpassed for 1500 years, I highly recommend this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It was a real treat to get my hands on ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2018
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It was a real treat to get my hands on this again. Book has soft cover, rather than hard cover as illustrated, but who's complaining? When it arrived I began reading it right away.
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ICUAlex
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but better editions exist
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
I took an ancient history class when I was in college and have been fascinated ever since. The inclusion of annotations was nice, but like many other Kindle editions, the formatting needs help. It's a shame just how many editions there are in which the only thing different is the cover. Frankly, I think the publisher of these editions should either remove them from Amazon or clean up their format. The addition of RELEVENT maps and illustrations would also be nice.
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Dalton C. Rocha
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book doesn't gets older
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2007
I read this book, translated to the portuguese language, here in Brazil.Are you worried, about sexual scandals today?Oh!In Roman Empire sexual perversions were the rule.Homosexuality, incest,etc. in roman emperors is the subject of this book.This book was writen more than 1,700 years ago, but this book is so fun to read, as any excellent book writen today.This book again shows to everybody, that a great book doesn't gets older.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Pure nonsense
Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2022
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Everybody interested in Roman history ought to have a copy of "The Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius -- but just not in this edition. Here are two sample paragraphs. See if you can understand what they are supposed to mean in real English.

"We are assured that after Sylla, having withstood for some time the entreaties of his personal nice buddies, people of distinguished rank, at final yielded to their importunity, he exclaimed—both with the aid of a divine impulse, or from a sensible conjecture: “Your healthy is granted, and you may take him among you; but understand,” he brought, “that this guy, for whose protection you're so extremely aggravating, will, a few day or different, be the damage of the celebration of the nobles, in defence of which you are leagued with me; for in this one Caesar, you'll discover many a Marius.”

"Julius Caesar, the Divine three, lost his father 4 whilst he become within the 16th 12 months of his age five; and the 12 months following, being nominated to the workplace of high-priest of Jupiter 6, he repudiated Cossutia, who changed into very rich, despite the fact that her circle of relatives belonged simplest to the equestrian order, and to whom he had been gotten smaller while he changed into a trifling boy. He then married (2) Cornelia, the daughter of Cinna, who was 4 instances consul; and had by way of her, shortly afterwards, a daughter named Julia. Resisting all the efforts of the dictator Sylla to result in him to divorce Cornelia, he suffered the penalty of being stripped of his sacerdotal workplace, his spouse’s dowry, and his very own patrimonial estates; and, being diagnosed with the adverse faction 7, was forced to withdraw from Rome."

I can't imagine what translation program they ran this through but it's a hilarious failure. Look elsewhere for Suetonius.
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