The Lives of the Caesars
$76.48
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2025
Summary
The Lives of the Caesars: An Intimate Portrait of Power
A masterful new translation of Suetonius’ renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail
A Penguin Classic
The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. No biograph…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143107705 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143107704 |
| Series: | A Penguin Classics Hardcover |
| Author: | Tom Holland, Suetonius |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 663g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 34mm |
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About The Author
Tom Holland
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD 69—the so-called “year of the four Emperors.” He was described by Suetonius’s patron Pliny the Younger as a reserved and scholarly man whose great passion in life was literature. His abilities won him a high position in the imperial secretariat. He served the emperor Hadrian as the emperor’s personal amanuensis, before being dismissed in obscure circumstances following a scandal that involved Hadrian’s wife. Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year 140.
Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, biographer, and broadcaster. He is the author of Rubicon, Persian Fire, Millennium, In the Shadow of the Sword, and Dynasty. His most recent book, Pax, covers the heyday of the Roman Empire, from the death of Nero to Hadrian. His translation of The Histories by Herodotus was published by Penguin Classics in 2013. He presents the world’s most popular history podcast, The Rest Is History.
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