SUETONIUS

The Twelve Ceasars of Suetonius, covering the Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian, remains one of the richest and most fascinating of all Latin histories. Suetonius gathered much of his information from eyewitnesses, checking his facts carefully and quoting conflicting evidence without bias. But his history is also the most vivid and raciest account we have of scandalous and amusing incidents in the domestic lives of the first Ceasars.

'Twenty-three dagger thrusts went home as he stood there. Caesar did not utter a sound...'.This vivid, racy account of the men who wielded absolute power over ancient Rome - including maniacs, tyrants, warriors, sadists and murderers - is the source for nearly everything we know about one of the most dramatic periods in history.Ten new titles in the colourful, small-format, portable new Pocket Penguins series.