The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Caius Julius Caesar, by C. Suetonius TranquillusThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Caius Julius Caesar The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Volume 1.Author: C. Suetonius TranquillusRelease Date: December 13, 2004 [EBook #6386]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JULIUS CAESAR ***Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David WidgerTHE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS By C. Suetonius Tranquillus;To which are added,HIS LIVES OF THE GRAMMARIANS, RHETORICIANS, AND POETS. The Translation of Alexander Thomson, M.D. revised and corrected by T.Forester, Esq., A.M.PREFACEC. Suetonius Tranquillus was the son of a Roman knight who commanded a legion, on the side of Otho, at the battlewhich decided the fate of the empire in favour of Vitellius. From incidental notices in the following History, we learn thathe was born towards the close of the reign of Vespasian, who died in the year 79 of the Christian era. He lived till thetime of Hadrian, under whose administration he filled the office of secretary; until, with several others, he was dismissedfor presuming on ...