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23%OFFSuetonius - The Caesars: The Caesars - 9781603843133 - V9781603843133
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The Caesars: The Caesars

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Description for The Caesars: The Caesars Paperback. Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names. Translator(s): Hurley, Donna W. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Donna Hurley has done a sterling job in providing us with both an Introduction to Suetonius and a translation of The Caesars that we can confidently recommend to students. Her Introduction summarizes a complex topic succinctly and is informative without being overwhelming, set at an ideal level for the student and intelligent enthusiast. Her translation is accurate and contemporary. Her primary goal is faithfulness to the original, which she achieves, but at the same time she recognizes the need to make her text clear, entertaining, and comprehensible to the modern reader, and she strikes exactly the right balance. --Anthony Barrett, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781603843133
SKU
V9781603843133
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About Suetonius
Donna W. Hurley has taught at Columbia, Princeton, and Rutgers universities.

Reviews for The Caesars: The Caesars
Hurley, who has written extensively and with authority on Suetonius, knows her author and his text thoroughly, and her Introduction to them is a model of presentation. Annotation (footnotes, not endnotes) is concise and to the point; essential background is gracefully sketched in a preliminary section on Roman institutions; maps and plans are clear and full. This thoughtful concern for ... Read more

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