Caligula book by Suetonius
By SuetoniusCaligula book by Suetonius
'Because of his baldness and hairiness, he announced it was a capital offence for anyone either to look down on him as he passed or to mention goats in any context.' The biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.70-130 CE). Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars is also available in Penguin Classics. Published By Penguin Classics on 2015
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- Paperback
- 55 pages
- English
- 0141397926
- 9780141397924
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gaius suetonius tranquillus, commonly known as suetonius (ca. 69/75 - after 130), was a roman historian belonging to the equestrian order in the early impe Read More about Suetonius
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