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Suetonius • Life of Caligula


Suetonius • Life of Caligula

It is the general opinion that Germanicus possessed all the highest qualities of body and mind, to a degree never equalled by anyone.

C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Caligula Alexander Thomson, Ed.

Suetonius: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars; An English Translation, Augmented with the Biographies of Contemporary Statesmen, Orators, Poets, and Other ...

Suetonius' Life of Gaius (Caligula) - Bad Request

Germanicus is everywhere described as having been of out-standing physical and moral excellence. He was handsome, courageous, a past-master of Greek and Latin ...

Caligula (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, #4) by Suetonius

The biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul.

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 04: Caligula by Suetonius

Suetonius introduces the character of Caligula, highlighting his upbringing in the army and early life influenced by his father's legacy. As the text progresses ...

C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Caligula, chapter 37

In these he would sail in the day-time along the coast of Campania, feasting amidst dancing and concerts of music. In building his palaces and villas, there was ...

Suetonius (69–140) - The Twelve Caesars: Book IV, Gaius Caligula

All considered Germanicus exceptional in body and mind, to a quite outstanding degree. Remarkably brave and handsome; a master of Greek and Latin oratory and ...

The Twelve Caesars - Wikipedia

De vita Caesarum commonly known as The Twelve Caesars or The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 ...

Guide to the Classics: Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars explores ...

Suetonius's work describes the lives of Rome's first 12 leaders from Julius Caesar to Domitian - hence it is best known today as The Twelve Caesars.

Suetonius, Life of Caligula 27-36 - Lexundria

A man who had made a vow to fight in the arena, if the emperor recovered, he compelled to keep his word, watched him as he fought sword in hand, and would not ...

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by C. Suetonius Tranquillus;

C. Suetonius Tranquillus was the son of a Roman knight who commanded a legion, on the side of Otho, at the battle which decided the fate of the empire in ...

The Life of Caligula by Suetonius | Books & Boots - WordPress.com

Born in 12 AD, Caligula ruled from 37 until his assassination in 41, four brief, chaotic years. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicus Julius ...

Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars, Volume I: Julius. Augustus. Tiberius ...

Suetonius. Lives of the Caesars, Volume I: Julius. Augustus. Tiberius. Gaius Caligula. Translated by J. C. Rolfe. Introduction by K. R. Bradley. Loeb ...

Suetonius' Life of Caligula – Magic and Witchcraft in ... - UBC Blogs

Suetonius' Life of Caligula can be used as a source for the depictions of witches in the ancient Roman world.

Suetonius, Life of Caligula 50-60 - Lexundria

The Life of Caligula, 50–60 ... 50He was very tall and extremely pale, with a huge body, but very thin neck and legs. His eyes and temples were hollow, his ...

Suetonius, the Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Suetonius: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars · The Text on LacusCurtius. The Latin text is that of Maximilian Ihm in the Teubner edition of 1907, ...

The Madness of Isolation in Suetonius' “Caligula” and “Nero”

In his biographical work ​The Lives of the Caesars, ​the literary artist Gaius. Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 69-122 CE) provides a concise, ...

Suetonius' Life of Caligula: A Commentary (Collection Latomus)

Suetonius' Life of Caligula: A Commentary (Collection Latomus) by Wardle, D - ISBN 10: 2870311656 - ISBN 13: 9782870311653 - Peeters Publishers - 1994 ...

Flamingos and Perverted Sacrifices in Suetonius' Life of Caligula in

Abstract Suetonius' biography of Caligula contains two mentions of the sacrifice of exotic birds: at Cal. 22.3 a range of them are sacrificed to the emperor ...

Suetonius: The Life of Caligula (Selections) - CANE

Suetonius: The Life of Caligula, 1991. 40 pp., ed., Brent Vine, Princeton University. Selections from Suetonius biography with notes and vocabulary. Latin text, ...