Lives of the later Caesars : the first part of the Augustan history, with lives of Nerva and Trajan
2005
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For all it's faults, including the brazen invention of many of the anecdotes it relates, the anonymous 'Augustan History' is the best source extant on Roman emperors between 117 & 284 AD. Anthony Birley's translation conveys the eloquence of the original.
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Lives of the later Caesars : the first part of the Augustan history, with lives of Nerva and Trajan / translated and introduced by Anthony Birley.
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London : Penguin, 2005.
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336 p. ; 20 cm.
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This translation originally published: 1976.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the Latin
ISBN:
9780140443080 (pbk)0140443088
Dewey class:
937'.07'0922
LC class:
DG274
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EnglishLatin
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BRN:
3833465
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