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Suetonius
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Explore the lives of Rome's first twelve emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian. This series offers a detailed look at their public and private lives, their rise to power, and their downfalls. It's an essential read for anyone interested in Roman history and the figures who shaped an empire.
The work is a collection of biographies, and while they are presented in chronological order of the emperors' reigns, each biography can be read independently without losing context.
While it is Suetonius's most famous work, he also wrote other biographical and historical texts, though The Lives of the Twelve Caesars stands as a distinct and complete collection focusing on the Roman emperors.