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Die Kaiserviten. Berühmte Männer / De vita Caesarum. De viris illustribus
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Since 1923 the Sammlung Tusculum has published authoritative editions of Greek and Latin works together with a German translation. The original texts are comprehensively annotated, and feature an introductory chapter. In the new volumes, additional essays delve into specific aspects of the works, illuminating their historical context and reception to the present day. The high academic quality of the new editions together with clearly written essays and annotations make the Sammlung Tusculum essential reading for students who are discovering an ancient author for the first time as well as professional scholars who would like to gain a deeper understanding of specific aspects of a given work. Moreover, the series is ideal for lay readers who would like to engage with antiquity through a reliable German translation.
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- zwolf romische Herrscher, von Caesar bis Domitian, stellt Sueton in seinen Kaiserviten vor. Als Kabinettsekretar und Kanzleichef hatte der aus Hippo Regius (im heutigen Algerien) stammende Autor Zugang zu den staatlichen Archiven, und so stellen seine Biographien, jeweils aufgeteilt in Rubriken wie Herkunft, Familie, Kindheit usw., eine wertvolle historische Quelle dar. Da er neben den Licht- auch die Schattenseiten und die oft perversen Laster der Caesaren vor Augen fuhrt, entsteht nebenbei das Sittengemalde einer etwa 200 Jahre umfassenden Epoche.