cam a22 4 4500 580256065 CHVBK 20200912213830.0 190628s2020 xxu b||| 000 0 eng| 2019026869 GBB9-J4586 bnb 019633459 Uk 978-0-691-19399-1 hardcover 0-691-19399-1 hardcover (OCoLC)1107169242 (IDSBB)007169721 DLC ger DLC OCLCO OCLCF YDX BDX OCL UKMGB GO4 YDX SzZuIDS BS/BE A110 rda eng lat lat DG277.S7 O84 2020 937 23 870 15 FX 232400 rvk FX 232402 rvk Suetonius Tranquillus Gaius 70-150 (DE-588)118619918 Verfasser aut De vita Caesarum How to be a bad emperor an ancient guide to truly terrible leaders Suetonius ; selected, translated, and introduced by Josiah Osgood Princeton Oxford Princeton University Press [2020] xxi, 288 Seiten Text txt rdacontent/ger ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia/ger Band nc rdacarrier/ger Ancient wisdom for modern readers Includes bibliographical references "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 biography, Suetonius moves beyond the great events of Roman history and sets out to reveal the small and telling details of his subjects' lives. Suetonius' zeal in accumulating and relating what may appear to be trivial has sometimes led to the charge that he was little better than a gossip. Yet he was interested in deeper questions that fascinate political observers today. It is Suetonius' view that emperors ultimately had the power to achieve much both for good and for ill. Augustus beautified Rome, improved its infrastructure, restored its religion, and promoted discipline in the army.^ But other emperors, such as Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero, infamously used their power to indulge vice and harm others. Ever since their publication, Suetonius' imperial biographies have appealed to readers, both because of their sensational stories and the larger questions of power they raise. They spawned many sequels in antiquity (as well as more recent works like Robert Graves's famed, I, Claudius). While a number of good English translations are in print, reading Lives of the Caesar from cover to cover can be daunting, so many details are included. Also general readers, including students, are really interested in the stories of the bad emperors. This book, then, in a reversal of the usual self-help formula that Suetonius would appreciate, offers selections from the lives of four bad emperors (Julius Caesar, Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero) to create a guide on how to be a bad leader. own worst qualities and become more dangerous to us than any enemy.^ Osgood will start the volume with an introduction to Suetonius and his biographies, and also include introductions and (as appropriate, epilogues) to the individual selections. These will offer a reader already acquainted with Suetonius a better sense of the biographer's achievement and value as well as some ideas on why autocrats, or would-be autocrats, have always proven a rich subject for biographers"-- Lateinisch-englischer Paralleltext 30 B.C.-476 A.D fast Kaiser (DE-588)4114123-4 gnd Emperors Rome Biography Early works to 1800 Emperors fast Römisches Reich (DE-588)4076778-4 gnd Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D Rome (Empire) fast Biographies fast Early works fast History fast Suetonius Tranquillus Gaius 70-150 De vita Caesarum (DE-588)4297019-2 Osgood Josiah 1974- (DE-588)143206605 Herausgeber Übersetzer edt trl BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 IDSBB A130 A130 130FB KPH L SUET Ic VITA CAES 3 NELA1302003 IDSBB 100 1- Suetonius Tranquillus Gaius 70-150 (DE-588)118619918 Verfasser aut IDSBB 240 1- De vita Caesarum IDSBB 490 0- Ancient wisdom for modern readers IDSBB 700 12 Suetonius Tranquillus Gaius 70-150 De vita Caesarum (DE-588)4297019-2 IDSBB 700 1- Osgood Josiah 1974- (DE-588)143206605 Herausgeber Übersetzer edt trl SWISSBIB 580256065