The Twelve Ceasars of Suetonius, covering the Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian, remains one of the richest and most fascinating of all Latin histories. Suetonius gathered much of his information from eyewitnesses, checking his facts carefully and quoting conflicting evidence without bias. But his history is also the most vivid and raciest account we have of scandalous and amusing incidents in the domestic lives of the first Ceasars.
The Twelve Caesars
Introduction
Chronology
Genealogical Tables of the Julian and Flavian Houses
Further Reading
I. Julius Caesar
II. Augustus
III. Tiberius
IV. Gaius (Caligula)
V. Claudius
VI. Nero
VII. Galba
VIII. Otho
IX. Vitellius
X. Vespasian
XI. Titus
XII. Domitian
Key to Terms
Key to Place Names
Maps
Notes
Index of Personal Names and Peoples
‘Graves has given us The Twelve Caesars in a good, dry, no-nonsense style … Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within’
Gore Vidal
