Project Gutenberg 2004-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 220 Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius Suetonius Forester, Thomas Forester, T. (Thomas) Thomson, Alexander, M.D. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Caesars Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius" by Suetonius is a historical account likely written in the early 2nd century AD, providing biographical sketches of the twelve emperors of Rome. This particular volume focuses on Tiberius, the second emperor, and explores his lineage, rise to power, and the complexities of his character and reign, highlighting both his accomplishments and his tyrannical tendencies. The opening of the volume details Tiberius's noble ancestry from the patrician Claudii family, recounting significant contributions and controversies related to his forebears. It sets the stage for the life of Tiberius himself, providing insights into his childhood marked by danger, military achievements, and early political role under Augustus. Through a series of anecdotes and historical references, we see Tiberius's gradual transition from a promising leader to a more reclusive figure characterized by complex relationships, including strained ties with his family and his eventual withdrawal from the public sphere. The narrative juxtaposes Tiberius's earlier successes in government with the cruelty and paranoia that defined his later years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DG Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient 178349 2025-07-03T07:29:03.312246 text/html 178170 2025-01-09T22:55:39.997379 text/html 160414 2025-07-03T07:29:09.185200 application/epub+zip 161281 2025-07-03T07:29:06.484172 application/epub+zip 134802 2025-07-03T07:29:05.376176 application/epub+zip 376293 2025-07-03T07:29:11.229197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365579 2025-07-03T07:29:08.504231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305366 2022-09-03T11:38:29.510423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164711 2025-07-03T07:29:03.066211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164402 2020-12-29T15:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18038 2025-07-03T07:29:11.361146 application/rdf+xml 22037 2025-07-03T07:29:05.858190 image/jpeg 4600 2025-07-03T07:29:05.616191 image/jpeg 63606 2020-12-29T15:43:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 160489 2025-07-03T07:29:03.327214 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia