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

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…

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…