An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...
Suetonius’s 'The Lives of the Caesars' (aka The Twelve Caesars) offers us vivid and often gossipy portraits of the first 12 Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian. It's a absolute page-turner, ...
Nearly 2,000 years after the Roman historian Suetonius wrote "The Lives of the Caesars" in the second century C.E., his work ...
The 12 Caesars whose lives constituted the theme of his collection were enshrined for medieval Europe as the very archetypes of emperors. And so they remain to this day. That Rome tends to live more ...
The 12 Caesars whose lives constituted the theme of his collection were enshrined for medieval Europe as the very archetypes of emperors. And so they remain to this day. That Rome tends to live more ...
The 12 Caesars whose lives constituted the theme of his collection were enshrined for medieval Europe as the very archetypes of emperors. And so they remain to this day. That Rome tends to live ...
Seen as a welcome breath of fresh air when he took the throne, Caligula’s (12 ... trials, Rome welcomed its new emperor. The youngest son of the war hero, Germanicus, Gaius Caesar had ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...
From famed French author Jean-Pierre Pecau and legendary artist Max Von Fafner comes a tale of a gladiator's quest for ...