"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius" by Suetonius is a historical biography that captures the trajectory of Rome's second emperor, Tiberius, from his distinguished family origins to his complicated reign. The book starts by laying out Tiberius's family history and setting the scene for his early life. The story takes us through his military successes, his political involvement under Augustus, and the start of his leadership. As the story develops, a shift in Tiberius’s personality changes him from a good leader to a figure defined by paranoia, isolation, and abuse of power, causing a strain in his family ties and eventually leading to his withdrawal from public life.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius
By Suetonius
Witness the rise and descent of an emperor, as a noble leader transforms into a tyrant consumed by fear and solitude.
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About the AuthorGaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius, was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is De vita Caesarum, commonly known in English as The Twelve Caesars, a set of biographies of 12 successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Other works by Suetonius concerned the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many have been lost.
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius, was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is De vita Caesarum, commonly known in English as The Twelve Caesars, a set of biographies of 12 successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Other works by Suetonius concerned the daily life of Rome, politics, oratory, and the lives of famous writers, including poets, historians, and grammarians. A few of these books have partially survived, but many have been lost.
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