Author: SuetoniusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Author: SuetoniusThe 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.
The Twelve Caesars
Author: Matthew DennisonPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125002353X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A retelling of the lives and times of the Roman emperors traces how their reigns marked Rome's shift from a republic to an influential empire, offering a sequence of biographies that offers insight into the political and social dynamics of each ruler's time.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho , Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Grammarians and Rhetoricians and Lives of the Poets
Author: Gaius Suetonius TranquillusPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465583963
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Author: SuetoniusThe Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Author: Elisa RogersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emperors
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Suetonius: Domitian
Author: SuetoniusPublisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 196
Book Description
An analysis of Suetonius' account of the emperor Domitian. The book provides a detailed commentary on matters of historical importance in the text, together with a discussion of Suetonius' life. A comparison is offered between Suetonius' account and Dio's version. Latin sources are utilized.
The Alter-Imperial Paradigm
Author: Shane J. WoodPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004308393
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Many assume the book of Revelation is merely an “anti-imperial” attack on the Roman Empire. Yet, Shane J. Wood argues this conclusion over-exaggerates Rome’s significance and, thus, misses Revelation’s true target—the construction of the alter-empire through the destruction of the preeminent adversary: Satan. Applying insights from Postcolonial criticism and 'Examinations of Dominance,' this monograph challenges trajectories of New Testament Empire Studies by developing an Alter-Imperial paradigm that appreciates the complexities between the sovereign(s) and subject(s) of a society—beyond simply rebellion or acquiescence. Shane J. Wood analyses Roman propaganda, Jewish interaction with the Flavians, and Domitianic persecution to interpret Satan's release (Rev 20:1-10) as the climax of God's triumphal procession. Thus, Rome provides the imagery; Eden provides the target.
The Silver Caesars
Author: Julia SiemonPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588396398
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : ru
Pages : 238
Book Description
The twelve monumental silver-gilt standing cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze constitute perhaps the most enigmatic masterpiece of Renaissance European metalwork. Topped with statuettes of the Twelve Caesars, the tazze are decorated with marvelously detailed scenes illustrating the lives of those ancient Roman rulers. The work’s origin is unknown, and the ensemble was divided in the nineteenth century and widely dispersed, greatly hampering study. This volume, inspired by a groundbreaking symposium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, examines topics ranging from the tazze’s representation of the ancient world to their fate in the hands of nineteenth-century collectors, and presents newly discovered archival material and advanced scientific findings. The distinguished essayists propose answers to critical questions that have long surrounded the set and shed light on the stature of Renaissance goldsmiths’ work as an art form, establishing a new standard for the study of Renaissance silver.
The Histories
Author: TacitusPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141942487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
In AD68 Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, though not of chaos. In the surviving books of his Histories the barrister-historian Tacitus, writing some thirty years after the events he describes, gives us a detailed account based on excellent authorities. In the 'long but single year' of revolution four emperors emerge in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian - who established the Flavian dynasty. Rhiannon Ash stays true to the spirit of Wellesley's prose whilst making the translation more accessible to modern readers.