De vita caesarum (The Life of the Emperor)

Japanese: 皇帝伝 - こうていでん（英語表記）De vita caesarum

This is a biography of 12 emperors from Julius Caesar to Domitian, written by the 1st century Roman biographer Suetonius. It is also translated as "Lives of the Caesars" or "Lives of the Twelve Caesars." Except for a portion of the beginning, it has been passed down almost completely to the present day. Due to its strong interest in the subject and its concise writing style, this book has been a model for biographies up until the early modern period. Each chapter begins with the origins of the protagonist, and describes his or her life from childhood to ascending to the throne. Then, the personality and actions of each individual are described, and many anecdotes are inserted.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1世紀のローマの伝記作者スエトニウスの著したユリウス･カエサルからドミティアヌスに至る12人の皇帝の伝記。《皇帝列伝》《十二皇帝伝》などとも訳される。冒頭の一部を除いてほぼ完全に現在まで伝えられている。本書は，主題に対する関心の強さと簡潔な文体で近世に至るまで伝記の模範とされた。各章は主人公の出自に始まり，生い立ちから帝位に就くまでを記述する。次に個々人に応じてその人物の性格，行動が描かれ，多くの逸話が挿入される。

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