Lives of the later Caesars

Publication Data

• Title Lives of the later Caesars
• Alternative Title Scriptores historiae Augustae. English
• Contributors Anthony Birley, David Magie, Folio Society
• Publisher The Folio Society
• Publication date 2005
• Publication location London
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

In slip case.
"The 'Lives' of Nerva and Trajan are taken from 'Lives of the later Caesars : the first part of the Augustan history, with newly compiled lives of Nerva and Trajan', translated by A.R. Birley (Penguin, 1976). The 'Lives' of Hadrian to Carus, Carinus and Numerian, translated by David Magie, were originally published in three volumes by Harvard University Press in the Loeb Classical Library series in 1921, 1924 and 1932 under the title 'Scriptores historiae Augustae'." - t.p. verso.

Topics

• Emperors :: Rome :: Biography :: Early works to 1800
• Rome :: History :: Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. :: Early works to 1800
• Rome

Lives of the later Caesars. Published by The Folio Society in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.