Vies des douze Césars. César – Auguste. Peinture 2nd fascicle

2nd fascicle

from Normandy to Hainaut

With Germania

Lyon series 5

Collection Textes et documents de la Méditerranée Antique et Médiévale

Vies des douze Césars. César – Auguste. Peinture 2nd fascicleClassic bilingual collection. From his birth to the Ides of March 44, Caesar's life is like a novel. It is, at all times, one of the most beautiful pages of Antiquity. Under the pen of Suetonius, it becomes a lively, fascinating story, rich in anecdotes and sometimes in criticism. "Charming, young, dragging all hearts after him," Racine's verse perfectly applies to the image we have of Augustus. The portrait that Suetonius gives is darker: behind the