Suetonius'' Life of Augustus

This volume provides a comprehensive edition of Suetonius's Life of Augustus for readers of Latin at the intermediate and advanced levels, with a complete Latin text accompanied by a running vocabulary, grammatical support, and historical notes to aid comprehension.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction


• Augustus's Lifetime and the Life of Augustus


• Suetonius's Life and Works


• Suetonius and the Biographical Tradition


• Structure and Content of the Life of Augustus


• Suetonius's Latin Style


• This Volume


• Outline of the Life of Augustus


• Further Reading


• Commentary Abbreviations


• Frequent Vocabulary


• The Family of Augustus as Mentioned by Suetonius


• Life of Augustus with Commentary

About the author

Darryl A. Phillips is Associate Professor of Classics at Connecticut College. An historian of ancient Rome with interdisciplinary interests, his research explores the political history, literature, and topography of Rome during the late Republic and principate of Augustus.

Summary

This volume provides a comprehensive edition of Suetonius's Life of Augustus for readers of Latin at the intermediate and advanced levels, with a complete Latin text accompanied by a running vocabulary, grammatical support, and historical notes to aid comprehension.

Product details

• Authors: Phillips, Darryl A. Phillips
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2023
• EAN: 9780197676080
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767608-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Oxf Greek Latin College Commen; Oxf Greek Latin College Comment Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts