The Caesars

""The Caesars"" is a historical book written by Thomas De Quincey that explores the lives and reigns of the Roman emperors. The book covers the period of the Roman Empire from Julius Caesar to Domitian, detailing the political intrigues, military campaigns, and personal lives of each emperor. De Quincey provides a vivid and engaging account of the Roman Empire, drawing on a wide range of sources to paint a picture of this fascinating era in history. The book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Roman history, and provides a unique perspective on the lives of some of the most powerful men in history.Nero (for as to Claudius, he came too late to the throne to indulge any propensities of this nature with so little discretion) was but a variety of the same species. He also was an amateur, and an enthusiastic amateur of murder. But as this taste, in the most ingenious hands, is limited and monotonous in its modes of manifestation, it would be tedious to run through the long Suetonian roll-call of his peccadilloes in this way. One only we shall cite, to illustrate the amorous delight with which he pursued any murder which happened to be seasoned highly to his taste by enormous atrocity, and by almost unconquerable difficulty.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.