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Lives of the Later Caesars

Augustan History, Part 1; Lives of Nerva and Trajan
Übersetzer: Birley, Anthony

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 - among them the godlike Marcus Antonius and his grotesquely corrupt son Commodus. The History contains many fictitious (but highly entertaining) anecdotes about the depravity of the emperors, as the author blends historical fact and faked documents to present our most complete - albeit unreliable - account of the later Roman Caesars. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 1976
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9780140443080
• ISBN-10: 0140443088
• Artikelnr.: 22115203

Autorenporträt

Anonymous; Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Birley

Inhaltsangabe

Lives of the Later CaesarsIntroduction
Abbreviations
Chronological table of emperors
The Lives
Nerva
Trajan
The Augustan History
Hadrian
Aelius
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Antoninus
Verus
Avidius Cassius
Commodus Antoninus
Pertinax
Didius Julianus
Severus
Pescennius Niger
Clodius Albinus
Antoninus Caracallus
Antoninus Geta
Opilius Macrinus
Diadumenus Antoninus
Antoninus Heliogabalus
Geneological tables (stemma)
A. Trajan and Hadrian
B. Antoninus Pius
C. Marcus
D. The children of Marcus
E. Lucius Verus
F. Septimius Severus
Map of Italy, showing places names in the text
Map of the Roman Empire, showing places named in the text
Index