An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...
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2,000-year-old Roman gossip book makes UK bestseller chartsSuetonius’s 'The Lives of the Caesars' (aka The Twelve Caesars) offers us vivid and often gossipy portraits of the first 12 Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian. It's a absolute page-turner, ...
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Ancient Roman Gossip Book Makes The Bestseller List 2,000 Years After Its Original PublicationNearly 2,000 years after the Roman historian Suetonius wrote "The Lives of the Caesars" in the second century C.E., his work ...
Seen as a welcome breath of fresh air when he took the throne, Caligula’s (12 ... trials, Rome welcomed its new emperor. The youngest son of the war hero, Germanicus, Gaius Caesar had ...
The 12 Caesars whose lives constituted the theme of his collection were enshrined for medieval Europe as the very archetypes of emperors. And so they remain to this day. That Rome tends to live ...
In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
An ancient book about the lives of Roman emperors has reached the Sunday Times Hardback Non-Fiction Bestseller List, marking a rare literary achievement for a historical text. "The Lives of the ...
From famed French author Jean-Pierre Pecau and legendary artist Max Von Fafner comes a tale of a gladiator's quest for ...
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