Lives of the CaesarsWritten by a palace insider and published at the height of the Roman Empire, this title gives an individual portrait of each emperor. It is an account of the emperors that brings the mundane, tragic, and scandalous activities of Rome's elite - the emperors, their families, friends, enemies, successes, failures, loves, and ambitions - to life. |
Contents
THE DEIFIED AUGUSTUS | 46 |
TIBERIUS | 109 |
GAIUS CALIGULA | 150 |
NERO | 219 |
GALBA OTHO AND VITELLIUS | 257 |
THE DEIFIED VESPASIAN | 290 |
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