Nero
by C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Publisher: ManyBooks 1919
ISBN/ASIN: 1617205346
Number of pages: 84
Description:
The work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.
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