Suetonius (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, born ca. 70 CE), son of a military tribune, was at first an advocate and a teacher of rhetoric, but later became the emperor Hadrian’s private secretary, 119–121. He dedicated to C. Septicius Clarus, prefect of the praetorian guard, his Lives of the Caesars. After the dismissal of both men for some breach of court etiquette, Suetonius apparently retired and probably continued his writing. His other works, many known by title, are now lost except for part of the Lives of Illustrious Men (of letters).
Friend of Pliny the Younger, Suetonius was a studious and careful collector of facts, so that the extant lives of the emperors (including Julius Caesar the dictator) to Domitian are invaluable. His plan in Lives of the Caesars is: the emperor’s family and early years; public and private life; death. We find many anecdotes, much gossip of the imperial court, and various details of character and personal appearance. Suetonius’s account of Nero’s death is justly famous.
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Suetonius是个比较清醒、谨慎的作者,他的作品没有表现出明显的政治倾向性。不过作为原始史料,读起来趣味性倒是没那么强,有点流水账的感觉,有些章节真的是看完就忘,印象最深的是Galba、Otho和Domitianus这三章。 Ser. Sulpicius Galba,初见这个名字,可以知道他出身于罗...
評分 評分本书记载了有关罗马帝国最初的12个元首的生平事迹。作品采用传记体,但总体来说似乎不能算是真正意义上的历史著作。倒有些“记帐”的感觉。 作者文笔还是不错的,只是对待历史人物,几乎事无巨细,听到的知道的,日常政治活动、私人生活、奇闻轶事等,一一收录在内。并且对人...
評分本书记载了有关罗马帝国最初的12个元首的生平事迹。作品采用传记体,但总体来说似乎不能算是真正意义上的历史著作。倒有些“记帐”的感觉。 作者文笔还是不错的,只是对待历史人物,几乎事无巨细,听到的知道的,日常政治活动、私人生活、奇闻轶事等,一一收录在内。并且对人...
評分汉译名著里面著作大多是严肃的,这本不是,颇有现在娱记风格,语言也很有趣.政治,军事,宫闱密事,一个都不能少.至于可信度----如果你不相信它描写的,也没什么别的更权威的可代替.
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