This is a pleasure from beginning to end and started me on a long streak of reading original Roman and Greek authors. Suetonius is not always reliable, but he is the source of so many things that have entered our culture and our language. Reading this book will create more "a-ha" moments for a reasonably intelligent reader than just about anything else I can think of. Robert Graves translation is excellent, as one would expect from reading his own books. ( )

I read the Penguin paperback long ago and kept it for many years until I found this Folio for a pittance. Now I've tossed the paperback, which was getting kind o' shelf-worn anyway. I don't know if I'll ever read this beauty, but it comforts me just by being in the room. Solomon sez: "Always read any book that was written or translated by Robert Graves." ( )

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. ( )

I adored this ( )

It says 'abridged', but at least you do get all twelve of "The Twelve Caesars"....