Suetonius' Life of Caligula: a commentary

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by  David Wardle

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Suetonius'
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A Commentary
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PREFACE
In his inaugural Lecture as professor of Ancient History in the
University of London A. D. E. Cameron commented that commentaries
were red, fat and could not distinguish the wood for the trees. The
reader must decide if any of these sins remain uncommitted in this
commentary.
The work has its origins in a thesis submitted for the degree Doctor
of Philosophy in the University of Oxford in July 1989. While all
deficiencies and infelicities remain my own responsibility I owe a debt
of thanks to Professor F. G. B. Millar and Miss B. M. Levick for their
comments on early drafts of the introduction. I would like to
acknowledge the help and encouragement through the years of Simon
Hornblower and Robert Parker, both of Oriel College, Oxford. Above
all, however, I would pay tribute to Miriam Griffin, of Somerville
College Oxford, who supervised the thesis through all stages of its
existence.
This book could not have been published without the generous
support of the Editorial Board of the University of Cape Town and
of the trustees of the Jowett Copyright Fund. To both of these bodies
I am very grateful.
Cape Town, December 1992 D. WARDLE.

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