The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Translated by Alexander Thomson, revised by T. Forester
Suetonius · 121 · Biography
Full text · 19 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
Biographies of the first Roman rulers, from Julius Caesar and Augustus to Nero and Domitian, written by an imperial secretary with access to the archives. Suetonius records omens, appearance, habits, scandals and deaths alongside careers and laws. This edition adds his shorter lives of grammarians, rhetoricians and poets, including Terence and Horace.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers fascinated by the emperors, good and bad - Anyone who wants the source behind countless novels and films about Rome - Biography readers who like vivid personal detail
