The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Suetonius 著；James、Robert Graves 译
• 出版社 Penguin Books
• 出版时间 2007-12
• ISBN 9780140455168
• 定价 69.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 464页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Penguin Classics

【内容简介】

AnessentialprimarysourceonRomanhistory,Suetonius'TheTwelveCaesarsisafascinatingachievementofscholarshipcoveringacriticalperiodintheEmpire.ThisPenguinClassicseditionistranslatedfromtheLatinbyRobertGraves,authorofI,Claudius,revisedwithanintroductionandnotesbyJamesB.Rives.

AsprivatesecretarytotheEmperorHadrian,thescholarSuetoniushadaccesstotheimperialarchivesandusedthem(alongwitheyewitnessaccounts)toproduceoneofthemostcolourfulbiographicalworksinhistory.TheTwelveCaesarschroniclesthepubliccareersandprivatelivesofthemenwhowieldedabsolutepoweroverRome,fromthefoundationoftheempireunderJuliusCaesarandAugustus,tothedeclineintodepravityandcivilwarunderNeroandtherecoverythatcamewithhissuccessors.Amasterpieceofobservation,anecdoteanddetailedphysicaldescription,TheTwelveCaesarspresentsuswithagalleryofvividlydrawn-andalltoohuman-individuals.

【作者简介】

GaiusSuetoniusTranquilluswasprobablyborninAD69-thefamous?yearofthefourEmperors.FromthelettersofSuetoniusclosefriendPlinytheYoungerwelearnthathepracticedbrieflyatthebar,avoidedpoliticallife,andbecamechiefsecretarytotheEmperorHadrian(AD117-38).SuetoniusseemstohavelivedtoagoodageandprobablydiedaroundtheyearAD140.

JamesRivesteachesintheareaofClassicalStudiesatStanfordUniversity.ProfessorRivesiscurrentlyservingasReviewEditorforPhoenix,JournaloftheClassicalAssociationofCanada.