{"product_id":"the-lives-of-the-caesars-hardcover","title":"The Lives of the Caesars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuetonius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. No biographies invite us into the lives of the Caesars more vividly or intimately than those by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, written from the center of Rome and power, in the early 2nd century AD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy placing each Caesar in the context of the generations that had gone before, and connecting personality with policy, Suetonius succeeded in painting Rome's ultimate portraits of power. The shortfalls, foreign policy crises and sex scandals of the emperors are laid bare; we are shown their tastes, their foibles, their eccentricities; we sit at their tables and enter their bedrooms. The result is perhaps the most influential series of biographies ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat Rome lives more vividly in people's imagination than any other ancient empire owes an inordinate amount to Suetonius. Now award-winning author and translator Tom Holland brings us even closer in a new, spellbinding translation. Giving a deeper understanding of the personal lives of Rome's first emperors, and of how they swayed the fates of millions, \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of the Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing, immersive experience of a time and culture at once familiar and utterly alien to our own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaius Suetonius Tranquillus\u003c\/b\u003e was probably born in AD 69--the so-called \"year of the four Emperors.\" He was described by Suetonius's patron Pliny the Younger as a reserved and scholarly man whose great passion in life was literature. His abilities won him a high position in the imperial secretariat. He served the emperor Hadrian as the emperor's personal amanuensis, before being dismissed in obscure circumstances following a scandal that involved Hadrian's wife. Suetonius seems to have lived to a good age and probably died around the year 140. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning historian, biographer, and broadcaster. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRubicon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersian Fire, Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Sword, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDynasty\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003ePax\u003c\/i\u003e, covers the heyday of the Roman Empire, from the death of Nero to Hadrian. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/i\u003e by Herodotus was published by Penguin Classics in 2013. He presents the world's most popular history podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800958595174,"sku":"9780143107705","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VXJTDjW9OR9780143107705.webp?v=1771296914","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-lives-of-the-caesars-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}