The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

The ancient biographer's vivid lives of Rome's first twelve rulers, from Julius Caesar to Domitian. A primary source packed with the reforms, scandals, and personalities of imperial power.

Suetonius

Biographies of Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan, covering the rulers who rebuilt and expanded the empire after Nero. A detailed look at the men who ran Rome at its height.

Bernard W. Henderson