Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (TRIH ep 534, part 1)
27 BCE · Resource
This episode discusses Suetonius's Lives of the Caesars and the release of Tom Holland's new Penguin Classics translation. Tom and Dominic outline the scope and tone of Suetonius's twelve imperial biographies — from Gaius Julius Caesar through Domitian — highlighting their vivid personal details, fixation on sex and violence, and their role in shaping later perceptions of Rome.
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Around 27 BCE
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Year of the Four Emperors (68)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)