LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS. “Wordsworth Classic

This text by Suetonius, a Latin biographer, is a major source for the period from Julius Caesar to Domitian. He sets out a great range of aspects illuminating the emperors' characters, their habits - from table to bedchamber - their intrigues, their loves and their deaths. Himself, a court official, Suetonius quotes from a variety of sources, from official and private documents as well as from old anecdotes, gossip, songs and jokes.