Suetonius Wrote a Bestseller: The Twelve Caesars
A sensational narrative about the lives of Roman emperors has made its way onto the bestseller lists, two millennia after it was penned.
Biography of Caesars
It appears that sex scandals and foreign policy missteps are not just issues facing contemporary politicians; even in the early second century, the historian Suetonius documented the exploits of the initial Roman emperors. Their misbehaviors and peculiarities have now been rediscovered in a newly translated work that is gaining popularity in bookstores.
The book comprises a series of 12 biographies that detail the period of governance of Julius Caesar and the initial eleven Roman emperors. When he learned that it was on the charts, Holland was "thrilled for Suetonius, glad to see the young man has managed to make it onto the bestselle...
