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| The Twelve Caesars
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| As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives & used them along with eye-witness accounts to produce one of the most colorful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers & private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar & Augustus, to the decline into depravity & civil war under Nero, & the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of anecdote, wry observation & detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents a gallery of vividly drawn & all too human individuals.
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