Lives of the Later Caesars

Name: Lives of the Later Caesars
Brand: Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780140443080-PRUSDTR-US
Price: 105.0 HKD
Availability: InStock

Augustan History, Part 1; Lives of Nerva and Trajan

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

Variant

Price:

HK$105.00 HK$160.00

Stock:

Re-stocking soon

Quantity:

Product Info

English • Age Adult - Adult

336 pages • 5.1 x 7.7 x 0.8 in

Approx. weight: 0.56 lb

Publication date: 24 Jun,1976

Barcode: 9780140443080 • Penguin Classics

More books in English for Age Adult - Adult

History and Archaeology

European history: the Romans
Biography: historical political and military
Political leaders and leadership

Share this product

By:

One of the most controversial of all works to survive from ancient Rome, the Augustan History is our main source of information about the Roman emperors from 117 to 284 AD. Written in the late fourth century by an anonymous author, it is an enigmatic combination of truth, invention and humour. This volume contains the first half of the History, and includes biographies of every emperor from Hadrian to Heliogabalus - among them the godlike Marcus Antonius and his grotesquely corrupt son Commodus. The History contains many fictitious (but highly entertaining) anecdotes about the depravity of the emperors, as the author blends historical fact and faked documents to present our most complete - albeit unreliable - account of the later Roman Caesars.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.