Suetonius, Volume 1Harvard University Press, 1970 - 555 pagine "The translation of the Lives of the Caesars is based upon the text of Maximilian Ihm, Leipzig, 1907 (editio minor, 1908) with some slight changes in punctuation, capitalization, and orthography, to conform more nearly with English and American usage. Where Ihm does not offer a readable text, conjectures have been admitted and mentioned in the footnotes, and in a few other cases a different reading from his has been adopted. The aim has been a translation, rather than the easier task of a paraphrase. The version of Philemon Holland (London, 1606) cannot be surpassed in style and spirit, and it is more accurate than any other English translation. An attempt has been made to compete with it in the only possible way, namely in greater fidelity to a better text than was available in his day, and in a nearer approach to the manner of Suetonius. The text and interpretation of Suetonius offer many difficulties, all of which have received careful consideration; but it is hardly to be hoped that the results have been satisfactory in all cases ... To the Lives of the Caesars have been added those extracts from the Lives of Illustrious Men which afford a continuous text and are generally regarded to be authentic." Preface. |
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Pagina 99
... statue among those of the kings , and a raised couch in the orchestra " ; but he also allowed honours to be bestowed ... statues beside those of the gods ; a special priest , an additional college of the Luperci , and the calling of one ...
... statue among those of the kings , and a raised couch in the orchestra " ; but he also allowed honours to be bestowed ... statues beside those of the gods ; a special priest , an additional college of the Luperci , and the calling of one ...
Pagina 373
... statue of Augustus , to sub- stitute that of another ; the case was tried in the senate , and since the evidence was conflicting , the witnesses were examined by torture . After the defendant had been condemned , this kind of accusa ...
... statue of Augustus , to sub- stitute that of another ; the case was tried in the senate , and since the evidence was conflicting , the witnesses were examined by torture . After the defendant had been condemned , this kind of accusa ...
Pagina 457
... statue of Jupiter , and asked the tragic actor Apelles which of the two seemed to him . the greater , and when he hesitated , Caligula had him flayed with whips , extolling his voice from time to time , when the wretch begged for mercy ...
... statue of Jupiter , and asked the tragic actor Apelles which of the two seemed to him . the greater , and when he hesitated , Caligula had him flayed with whips , extolling his voice from time to time , when the wretch begged for mercy ...
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