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Truth, invention, and humour: an unreliable account of Rome’s emperors.
Lives of the Later Caesars
The First Part of the Augustan History, with Lives of Nerva and Trajan
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336 pages
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24 February 2005
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Summary
An enigmatic, humourous and controversial account of the later Caesars
One of the most controversial of all works to survive from ancient Rome, the Augustan History is our main source of information about the Roman emperors from 117 to 284 AD. Written in the late fourth century by an anonymous author, it is an enigmatic combination of truth, invention and humour. This volume contains the first half of the History, and includes biographies of every emperor from Hadrian to Heliogabalus …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140443080 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140443088 |
| Author: | Anthony Birley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 6th |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Anthony Birley
Anthony Birley is a renowned translator.
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