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The Twelve Caesars

Suetonius

It heavily shaped our cultural memory of Roman excess, madness (Caligula, Nero), and absolute power.

If only the Roman people had but one neck!

Suetonius

Why It's Lindy

It heavily shaped our cultural memory of Roman excess, madness (Caligula, Nero), and absolute power.

About This Volume

The gossipy, dramatic biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire.

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Why should I read The Twelve Caesars?

It heavily shaped our cultural memory of Roman excess, madness (Caligula, Nero), and absolute power.

What is The Twelve Caesars about?

The gossipy, dramatic biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire.

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