How to be a bad emperor : an ancient guide to truly terrible leaders /

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"Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was secretary of correspondence for the emperor Hadrian and author of the multi-part biography, Lives of the Caesars. A landmark in the development of realistic biography-writing, this work gives an account of twelve emperors, beginning with Julius Caesar. In each b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122 (Author)
Other Authors: Osgood, Josiah, 1974- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:
30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Emperors > Rome > Biography > Early works to 1800.
Empereurs > Rome > Biographies > Ouvrages avant 1800.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Emperors
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Rome (Empire)
12 caesars.
Barry Strauss.
Claudius.
De Vita Caesarum.
Donald Trump.
Dynasty.
Lives of the Twelve Caesars.
Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar.
Robert Graves.
Rome burns.
Suetonius translation.
Ten Caesars.
Tom Holland.
absolute power.
bad leadership.
bad role models.
burning of Rome.
corruption.
dictators.
executions.
ineffective leadership.
perversion.
sadism.
sex life.
torture.
what leaders shouldn't do.
what not to do as a leader.
worst leaders of all time.
worst leaders.
Biography
Biographies
Early works
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ignore bad omens, and your wife: Julius Caesar
  • Spend all your time at your resort: Tiberius
  • Make your horse a consul: Caligula
  • Fiddle while Rome burns: Nero.

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