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The Lives of the Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · February 17, 2025

Writing and rewriting history

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A biography of the twelve Roman Caesars that vividly captures life at the centre of power in the Roman Empire, presented here in a new translation by historian Tom Holland paying homage to his fellow history-writer.

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