Publisher's Synopsis
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars: Lives Of The Poets V14 is a book written by C. Suetonious Tranquillus. It is a historical and biographical account of the lives of twelve Roman emperors, starting with Julius Caesar and ending with Domitian. The book provides detailed information about the emperors' personal lives, their reigns, and their accomplishments. It also includes a section on the lives of famous Roman poets such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. The book is considered a valuable historical source for understanding the Roman Empire and the lives of its leaders.It is reported that he was immoderately addicted to venery. [For he is said to have had obscene pictures so disposed in a bedchamber lined with mirrors, that, whichever way he looked, lascivious images might present themselves to his view.] [971] He lived for the most part in the retirement of his farm [972], on the confines of the Sabine and Tiburtine territories, and his house is shewn in the neighbourhood of a little wood not far from Tibur. Some Elegies ascribed to him, and a prose Epistle apparently written to commend himself to Mecaenas, have been handed down to us; but I believe that neither of them are genuine works of his; for the Elegies are commonplace, and the Epistle is wanting in perspicuity, a fault which cannot be imputed to his style.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
