"This is the first full-scale translation and commentary in English of Aurelius Victor{u2019}s De Caesaribus, which provides a brief survey of the emperors of Rome from Octavian Augustus in 30 BC to Constantius II in AD 360."-- Publisher description.
"The period of history in which Stilicho lived was one of the most turbulent in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly ever-present…
by Plutarch, Chambry, Émile, Irigoin, Jean, Flacelière, Robert, Juneaux, Marcel, Simon, Edouard
fromCollection des universites de France
by Plutarque, Amyot, Jacques, Walter, Gérard
fromBibliothèque de la Pléiade
One hundred biographies reveal the mightiest civilization of the ancient world through the lives of its citizens. At its peak Rome's empire stretched across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, yet it started as a primitive encampment above a riverside marsh. This book spans the…
One hundred biographies reveal the mightiest civilization of the ancient world through the lives of its citizens. At its peak Rome's empire stretched across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, yet it started as a primitive encampment above a riverside marsh. This book spans the…