Author: PlutarchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Lives of Galba and Otho
Author: PlutarchPlutarch's Lives of Galba and Otho
Author: PlutarchThe Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Author: SuetoniusThe Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography
Author: Koen De TemmermanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191007528
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
Biography is one of the most widespread literary genres worldwide. Biographies and autobiographies of actors, politicians, Nobel Prize winners, and other famous figures have never been more prominent in book shops and publishers' catalogues. This Handbook offers a wide-ranging, multi-authored survey on biography in Antiquity from its earliest representatives to Late Antiquity. It aims to be a broad introduction and a reference tool on the one hand, and to move significantly beyond the state-of-the-art on the other. To this end, it addresses conceptual questions about this sprawling genre, offers both in-depth readings of key texts and diachronic studies, and deals with the reception of ancient biography across multiple eras up to the present day. In addition, it takes a wide approach to the concept of ancient biography by examining biographical depictions in different textual and visual media (epigraphy, sculpture, architecture) and by providing outlines of biographical developments in ancient and late antique cultures other than Graeco-Roman. Highly accessible, this book aims at a broad audience ranging from specialists to newcomers in the field. Chapters provide English translations of ancient (and modern) terminology and citations. In addition, all individual chapters are concluded by a section containing suggestions for further reading on their specific topic.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Galba, Otho, Vitellius
Author: G. Suetonius TranquillusPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625580363
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.
Plutarch's Lives: Aratus.-Galba.-Otho.-Hannibal.-Scipio African
Author: PlutarchPlutarch's Lives
Author: Tim DuffPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198150589
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"The Parallel Lives of Plutarch (A.D. 45-120), a vast series of paired biographies of Greek and Roman statesmen, have always been one of the most widely read works of classical literature. In this new study, discussions of Plutarch's literary techniques and moral conceptions are combined with case studies of a number of paired Lives (Pyrrhos - Marius, Phokion - Cato Minor, Lysander - Sulla, and Coriolanus - Alcibiades). As the author demonstrates, the parallel structure of the Lives is not only vital to their interpretation but also reflects a Greek attempt to appropriate and make sense of the pasts of both Greece and Rome."--BOOK JACKET.
69 A.D.
Author: Gwyn MorganPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195315898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A striking history of ancient Rome, "69 A.D." is an original and compelling account of one of the best known but perhaps least understood periods in all Roman history.
Pictures from Roman Life and Story
Author: Alfred John ChurchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Year of the Four Emperors
Author: Kenneth WellesleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134562276
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for Vespasian, which action saw the fourth emperor of the year, but also brought peace. This classic work, now updated and reissued under a new title, is a gripping account of this tumultuous year. Wellesley also focuses on the year's historical importance, which also marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties.