Dē vītā Caesarum vs I, Claudius: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dē vītā Caesarum Dē vītā Caesarum Suetonius · 1470 ★★★★☆ 3.8 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Demanding

De vita Caesarum, known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies, each about one of the Roman emperors, including one on Julius Caesar. It was written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as…

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Cover of I, Claudius I, Claudius Robert Graves · 1934 ★★★★☆ 4.2 427 pages · ≈ 7 h 54 m · Challenging

Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of…

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Dē vītā CaesarumI, Claudius
Goodreads — 4.2 (75193)
Hardcover — 4.1 (148)
Apple Books — 4.0 (71)

Reception

Dē vītā CaesarumI, Claudius
Ratings 1 75193
Editions 150 56
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 96700
Reading it now — 4606
Written reviews — 4338
Wikipedia attention — 9783
Pages 432 427

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