TY - BOOK ID - 13220613 TI - Lives of the Caesars. PY - 1998 SN - 0674995708 0674995651 9780674995703 9780674995659 PB - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Authors, Latin KW - Emperors KW - Poets, Latin KW - Rome KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:13220613 AB - Lawyer and for a time private secretary to the emperor Hadrian, Suetonius was a knowledgeable and diligent collector of facts about his world. His "Lives of the Caesars" and "Lives of Illustrious Men" are invaluable and fascinating sources of information. Seasoned with entertaining anecdotes and bits of scandalous gossip relating to the lives of the first 12 emperors, Suetonius' biographies offer a colorful picture of Roman imperial politics and society. His account of Nero's death is justly famous. ER -