{"product_id":"9781607784777","title":"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars : (De vita Caesarum)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by Alexander Thomson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDe vita Caesarum\u003c\/b\u003e (Latin, direct translation: \u003ci\u003eOn the Life of the   Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e) commonly known as \u003cb\u003eThe Twelve Caesars\u003c\/b\u003e, is a set of twelve   biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire   written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe work, written in 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. It was dedicated to a friend, the   Praetorian prefect Gaius Septicius Clarus.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e is considered very significant in antiquity and   remains a main source on Roman history. The book discusses the significant and   critical period of the Principate from the end of the Republic to the reign of   Domitian; comparisons are often made with Tacitus whose surviving works document   a similar period.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170828665072,"sku":"9781607784777","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607784777_p0.jpg?v=1763837781","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607784777","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}