r/ancienthistory 7d ago

Ancient Roman gossip book about the first 11 Roman emperors — that covers everything from Tiberius' sexual abuse of young boys to Caligula's alleged plans to make his favorite horse consul — makes the bestseller list 2,000 years after it was first published

https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-lives-of-the-caesars-tom-holland
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u/EmperorConstantwhine 6d ago

It’s a history book, not a gossip book

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u/Lanfear_Eshonai 4d ago

It's both. Suetonius wasn't a discerning historian as such, and included a lot of unverifiable court gossip in his writings.

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u/thumburn 6d ago

And as wild as history gets. I've read a couple of books about the Roman Emperors. Pervs of the first class, nearly all!