Bøger af Suetonius

This new edition of Suetonius' "Nero" is updated to take account of research on Suetonius. It includes the original author's corrections and updating, along with suggestions from regular users of the book, which was first published in 1977.

The emperor Vespasian (AD69-79) is universally regarded as one of the better Roman emperors. This edition of Suetonius' biography (the first since 1930) offers a newly revised text with a general introduction and detailed commentary.

An analysis of Suetonius' account of the emperor Domitian. The book provides a detailed commentary on matters of historical importance in the text, together with a discussion of Suetonius' life. A comparison is offered between Suetonius' account and Dio's version. Latin sources are utilized.

The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. The format and style of Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars was to set the tone for biography throughout western literature - his work remains vibrant to the modern reader. This edition features a thoroughly researched and incisive introduction, afresh and accurate translation, and thoroughly researched and detailed notes.

This volume presents the Latin text, with introduction and commentary, of the biography of the emperor Claudius by the Roman writer Suetonius. The commentary provides context for the information given in the text and also explains the author's method of composition and provides help with difficult grammatical points.

Suetonius was a man of letters writing under the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. This is a new English translation of his most important surviving work, "On the Study of Grammar and Rhetoric", which discussed Roman education and culture. It is a rich source of Roman cultural history.