Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
EMPERORS DON'T DIE IN BED; TRANS. BY S.J. LEINBACH EMPERORS DON'T DIE IN BED; TRANS. BY S.J. LEINBACH FIK MEIJER This fresh and engaging book looks at each of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar in 44BC to Romulus Augustulus in AD 476, illuminating not only the manner of their deaths but what their final days… OL13628453W
The Twelve Caesars The Twelve Caesars Robert Graves As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical… OL15191059W
Constantine Constantine Paul Stephenson This book is a fascinating survey of the life and enduring legacy of perhaps the greatest and most unjustly ignored of the Roman emperors-written by a richly gifted historian. In 312 A.D., Constantin… OL15192662W
De vita Caesarum De vita Caesarum Suetonius First-century Roman life is portrayed in sketches of the family histories, public careers, physical traits, private lives, and vices of Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. OL16231635W
Augustus Augustus Richard Holland The Emperor Augustus, ruler of the Roman Empire during the forty-four years that included the birth of Christ, was born a plebeian and brought up in a backwater. So how did this small-town outsider r… OL17821540W
Augustus and imperial Rome Augustus and imperial Rome Miriam Greenblatt Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days, and describes everyday life in Rome during his reign. OL1892300W
Between republic and empire Between republic and empire Kurt A. Raaflaub,G. W. Bowersock xxi, 495 pages : 24 cm OL19195037W
The North Pole The North Pole Robert E. Peary lvi, 373 p. : 23 cm OL2478903W
Augustus Augustus Anthony Everitt He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expans… OL6045933W
Emperors of Rome Emperors of Rome David Stone Potter In 27 BC Octavian was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate and given the title 'Augustus'. He ruled over an Empire that embraced the territories of some 25 modern countries and had more than 50 mil… OL8082809W
Divus Claudius Divus Claudius Suetonius,Donna W. Hurley Title representation varies as: "DIVVS CLAVDIVS", "Divvs Clavdivs", and "Diuus Claudius" ISBN 0521593255 (hardback); 0521596769 (paperback) OL812772W
Divus Augustus Divus Augustus Suetonius xliv, 215 p. ; 23 cm OL812845W