C. Suetoni Tranquilli: Divus Augustus
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:3rd Feb '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This volume of the Life of Augustus presents the Latin text alongside exhaustive scholarly notes, with emphasis upon the historical background to passages.
The Life of Augustus, the second book in Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum, has long been a standard work of reference for those interested in Rome's golden age. This volume by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh presents the Latin text alongside exhaustive scholarly notes, with emphasis upon the historical background to passages.The Life of Augustus, which forms the second book in Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum, has long been a standard work of reference for those interested in the golden age of Rome. This volume offers an edition of the Latin text by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, presented alongside exhaustive scholarly notes. Shuckburgh's edition emphasizes the historical background to passages and draws references from the works of other classical authors. When first published in 1896, this work represented the first edition of its kind in English, and it continues to remain an excellent source of groundwork for classicists and historians.
ISBN: 9780521720151
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
Weight: 340g
260 pages
2nd Revised edition