Suetonius: Caligula
โ Scribed by Suetonius; Hugh Lindsay
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 394
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This edition of the Roman historian Suetonius' life of the notorious emperor Caligula includes an introduction giving historical background, the Latin text,and commentary/notes on the text.
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