Vies des douze Césars. César – Auguste. Peinture from their appearance

from their appearance

Proceedings of the International Colloquium of Nîmes

2nd fascicle

Collection «byzantine«

Vies des douze Césars. César – Auguste. Peinture from their appearanceClassic 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