1596 LIFE of TWELVE CAESARS by Suetonius PLANTIN PRESS antique ARMORIAL BINDING

C. Svetonii Tranquilli

Duodecim Caesares

Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden): Ex Officina Plantiniana ; 1596

Blind tooled leather binding with coat of arms in gilt on both covers.
Spine with raised bands and manuscript title labels


Good condition, some wear of binding, lacks ties and front endpaper, some toning

Size: 4 1/3 by 6 1/3 inches

Text in Latin
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The Twelve Caesars or The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire during the Principate.
The subjects are Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian.

The Twelve Caesars was written in 121 CE by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (called "Suetonius" by scholars) while he served as a personal secretary to the emperor Hadrian.
Suetonius dedicated the work to his friend, Gaius Septicius Clarus, a praetorian prefect.

The Twelve Caesars was a large and significant work in its day. Along with the works of Tacitus, it has become an enduring primary source for Classics scholars.
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