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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. In the words of George Orwell, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Suetonius shows us that he knew exactly what Orwell was talking about centuries before Orwell was even born. (  )zenosbooks | Feb 26, 2009 |   I adored this (  )Harrod | Nov 30, 2008 | It says 'abridged', but at least you do get all twelve of "The Twelve Caesars".... AsYouKnow_Bob | Oct 18, 2008 | "Inside Edition" for the Roman emperors he includes 8-) ( )erilarlo | Sep 19, 2008 | If you thought ancient history was dry and dull... you haven't read Suetonius! ( )mindlikeasieve | May 26, 2008 | 1  0.073 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0140440720, Paperback)Little is known about the life of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillis, but much is inferred. He was born in the first century A.D. when Roman power was at its zenith. Pliny the Younger tells us that Suetonius briefly practiced law, avoided political controversy and became chief secretary to the Emperor Hadrian.Suetonius lived out his full span and died in 140 A.D. He was a prolific writer, for there are records of numerous books. But the only one extant is THE TWELVE CAESARS, the most fascinating and richest of all Latin histories. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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