The Twelve Caesars - Considered one of the greatest historical works ever written, "The Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius Tranquillus is really more of a character study of Rome's first twelve Caesars than a history. Rife with gossip and racy detail, it begins with Julius Caesar, who committed probably the biggest land grab in history when he converted the Roman Republic into a dictatorship, and ends with Domitian. In between are, among others, Caligula, who slept with most of his immediate relatives and made his horse a Senator, and Nero, who murdered his first wife and mother, then burned the city of Rome to the ground. "The Twelve Caesars" has got it all - scandal, love, lust, murder, jealousy, immorality, unbridled ambition, pleasure-seeking, treachery, adultury, gluttony, wars, horrific battles, and public drunkenness.
"Besides the abuse of free-born lads, and the debauch of married women,
[Nero] committed a rape upon Rubria, a Vestal Virgin. ... He gelded the boy Sporus,
and endeavored to transform him into a woman. He even went so far as to
marry him, with all the usual formalities of a marriage settlement, the rose-colored
nuptial veil, and a numerous company at the wedding."
Suetonius Tranquillus
The Twelve Caesars
Suetonius was born just before the death of the Emperor Vespasian in 79 C.E. He was the son of a Roman Legion commander who fought on the side of Otho at a battle which decided the fate of the Roman Empire in favor of Vitellius. Suetonius grew to become secretary to the Emperor Hadrian until his "presumed familiarities" with Sabina, who just happened to be Mrs. Hadrian, led to his ouster. Suetonius put his leisure time to good use and wrote about what he knew, and apparently, he knew a lot.
To read "The Twelve Caesars" ebook on your Pocket PC, you must have the Microsoft Reader installed. This reader is included with most Pocket PCs, however, if you don't have it installed, you can download it from the Microsoft website or your Pocket PC's website. Because "The Twelve Caesars" is downloaded in a zipped format, you must unzip it using Winzip on your PC or Stuffit Expander on your Mac. Then, use your Microsoft desktop software to install the book to your Pocket PC, start Microsoft Reader, and select the book you want to read. It's that easy!
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