Nero
by C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Publisher: ManyBooks 1919
ISBN/ASIN: 1617205346
Number of pages: 84
Description:
The work, written in AD 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, was the most popular work of Suetonius, at that time Hadrian's personal secretary, and is the largest among his surviving writings. The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Similar books
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincolnby Abraham Lincoln - The Abraham Lincoln Association
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination. This immense collection includes Lincoln's speeches, letters, and telegrams. It provides a vivid picture of history as lived day-to-day.
(19295 views)
David Livingstoneby C. Silvester Horne - Macmillan and co.
The author has aimed not so much at telling the story as at allowing the story to tell itself. It may be added that, in the belief of the writer, Livingstone is greatest, not as a scientist, nor an explorer, but as a man and a missionary.
(7621 views)
Villehardouin and de Joinville: Memoirs of the Crusadesby Geoffroi de Villehardouin - Dutton
Written by eye-witnesses who had taken an important part in what they describe. Stirring episodes in one of the most stirring chapters in human history. How Christendom put forth its power to capture and again recapture the holy land.
(20434 views)
A Voyage to the South Seaby William Bligh - G. Nicol
William Bligh's second book about the Bounty mutiny, with a more detailed account of the breadfruit expedition that preceded the mutiny. He enlarged on his original work, providing the complete start to finish narrative in a single volume.
(10900 views)