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OCoLC |
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20200609152448.0 |
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190628s2020 nju b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019026869 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
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DLC |
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OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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YDX |
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BDX |
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OCL |
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UKMGB |
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GO4 |
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UBY |
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CHVBK |
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OCLCO |
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NFG |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBB9J4586 |
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bnb |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
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| Record control number |
019633459 |
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Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780691193991 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0691193991 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1107169242 |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
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lat |
| Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text |
lat |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
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| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
937 |
| Item number |
S944 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 0# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122, |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How to be a bad emperor : |
| Remainder of title |
an ancient guide to truly terrible leaders / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Suetonius ; selected, translated, and introduced by Josiah Osgood. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Princeton : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Princeton University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2020] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxi, 288 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
18 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Ancient wisdom for modern readers |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Parallel English and Latin text. "I have based the Latin text in this book on M. Ihm's Teubner edition of 1908 ... I have followed Kaster [Oxford, 2016] at several points ... where his proposed reading strikes me as significant improvement on Ihm."--Pages 287-288, |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was secretary of correspondence for the emperor Hadrian and author of the multi-part biography, Lives of the Caesars. A landmark in the development of realistic biography-writing, this work gives an account of twelve emperors, beginning with Julius Caesar. In each biography, Suetonius moves beyond the great events of Roman history and sets out to reveal the small and telling details of his subjects' lives. Suetonius' zeal in accumulating and relating what may appear to be trivial has sometimes led to the charge that he was little better than a gossip. Yet he was interested in deeper questions that fascinate political observers today. It is Suetonius' view that emperors ultimately had the power to achieve much both for good and for ill. Augustus beautified Rome, improved its infrastructure, restored its religion, and promoted discipline in the army. But other emperors, such as Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero, infamously used their power to indulge vice and harm others. Ever since their publication, Suetonius' imperial biographies have appealed to readers, both because of their sensational stories and the larger questions of power they raise. They spawned many sequels in antiquity (as well as more recent works like Robert Graves's famed, I, Claudius). While a number of good English translations are in print, reading Lives of the Caesar from cover to cover can be daunting, so many details are included. Also general readers, including students, are really interested in the stories of the bad emperors. This book, then, in a reversal of the usual self-help formula that Suetonius would appreciate, offers selections from the lives of four bad emperors (Julius Caesar, Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero) to create a guide on how to be a bad leader. own worst qualities and become more dangerous to us than any enemy. Osgood will start the volume with an introduction to Suetonius and his biographies, and also include introductions and (as appropriate, epilogues) to the individual selections. These will offer a reader already acquainted with Suetonius a better sense of the biographer's achievement and value as well as some ideas on why autocrats, or would-be autocrats, have always proven a rich subject for biographers"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Ignore bad omens, and your wife. Divine Julius 76-82.3 -- Spend all your time at your resort. Tiberius 38-67 -- Make your horse a consul. Gaius Caligula 22-35 and 50-55 -- Fiddle while Rome burns. Nero 20-25 and 40-50. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Emperors |
| Geographic subdivision |
Rome |
| Form subdivision |
Biography |
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Early works to 1800. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Rome |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
28178 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies. |
| Source of term |
lcgft |
| 9 (RLIN) |
870 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Osgood, Josiah, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1974- |
| Relator term |
editor, |
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translator. |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Divus Julius. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
76-82.3. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Divus Julius. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
76-82.3. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Tiberius. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
38-67. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Tiberius. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
38-67. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Caligula. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
22-35. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Caligula. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
22-35. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Caligula. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
50-55. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Caligula. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
50-55. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Nero. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
20-25. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Nero. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
20-25. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Nero. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
40-50. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 700 02 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relationship Information |
Container of (expression): |
| Personal name |
Suetonius, |
| Dates associated with a name |
approximately 69-approximately 122. |
| Title of a work |
Nero. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
40-50. |
| Language of a work |
Latin |
| Version |
(Osgood) |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Ancient wisdom for modern readers. |
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C0 |
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